Lakeview

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A 1½ storey house with roughcast walls and hipped slated roof. Main entrance faces north.

North elevation symmetrical, five openings wide, with central doorway flanked by two windows either side and surmounted by a small gablet containing a window. Hipped roof of Bangor blue slates in regular courses with brown ridge tiles to main roofs. Two chimneys, almost but not quite symmetrically positioned, on main ridge, smooth cement rendered, with projecting cornice and haunches rendered to an angle, all painted white, with two octagonal moulded pots which look like re-used 19th century examples; wire cages to tops. Low eaves line, broken at entrance bay by small gablet with decorative timber barges. Cast iron gutters to each side of gablet, returning to side elevations. Walls roughcast, using wet dash of crushed stones, painted white; black painted plinth to base; projecting eaves course to top, roughcast.

Doorway set in elliptically arched opening with raised smooth cement rendered surround, painted black to extrados and white to the intrados: comprises a rectangular door, 9-panelled, replacement, with plate glass sidelights above panels, all replacements surmounted by original radial fanlight; modern metal lamp in antique style mounted on keystone.

Windows rectangular timber, sliding sash, vertically hung, 6 over 6, with horns, replacements, glazed with putty; smooth cement rendered reveals, with exposed sash boxes; stone cills painted black. Tarmac area in front of house.

East elevation of house comprises twin gables rising into main hipped roof: roof and walls as previous except barge boards plain. One window to ground floor at left, with two to first floor, one in each gable, all as previous to entrance front. Cast iron gutter to right returning from entrance front with cast iron downpipe; two more cast iron downpipes with moulded hoppers, one between gables and one to extreme left hand side; large PVC soil pipe. Concrete path along east side of house.

West elevation of house three windows wide to ground floor, with two upper windows at each end set in wide gablets. Roof slated as previous, hipped to left hand side and gable to right hand side; chimney on gable, similar to previous chimneys, surmounted by TV aerial. Cast iron gutters to each side of gablets and between them, with three cast iron downpipes. Walls roughcast as previous to entrance front; windows as previous to entrance front. Wall returns at right hand extremity to form south gable. Small flower bed skirting west elevation.

South elevation comprises rear wall of main block, to right, with projecting gable of rear return to left. Roofs and walling as previous. Rear wall of main block has two windows, similar detailing as previous: sashed 8 over 8 to ground floor window, and 3 over 3 to small upper window. Cast iron gutter and cast iron downpipe to right hand end. To left, side wall of return contains a rectangular door, flush timber with small rectangular window, in plain wooden frame, modern brass handle. Above doorway, a modern lamp on iron bracket. Cast iron gutter to wall head, discharging into valley. PVC soil pipe in angle with main rear wall.

OUTBUILDINGS: Outbuilding to west of courtyard, projecting forward from south gable: single storey; walls of rubble masonry roughly plastered and whitened on elevation to yard; projecting eaves course of red bricks, partially whitened, and roughcast at right hand side where roughcast finish continues on from return of main house. Roof of Bangor blue slates in regular courses, with brown ridge tiles. PVC gutter and downpipe. To left hand side, segmental arched opening dressed with brickwork painted white, partly blocked up with concrete blocks, painted white, to contain a rectangular ledged timber door of half-door type; concrete step. To right hand side a rectangular ledged timber door painted black; concrete step. South gable of outbuilding, blank walling, roughcast as main house. West side of outbuilding, rubble stone walling with red brick eaves course; slated as previous; no rainwater goods.

Outbuilding to east of courtyard: two storey, walls roughcast as previous with red brick eaves course; roof slated as previous; PVC gutter mounted on timber fascia board, and short PVC downpipe at left hand extremity discharging into gutter of main house. Ground floor of elevation to yard has two rectangular doorways and one segmental arched opening partly blocked with concrete blockwork, painted white, to contain a rectangular doorway. Doors of ledged timber, two of half-door type. Two small rectangular window openings between doors, unglazed, with iron mesh grilles; no cills. Two large and two small window openings to first floor, all open; no cills. South gable of outbuilding cement rendered and whitened; contains rectangular window, 6-pane timber fixed light with fluted glass; no cill. North gable of outbuilding is of rubble basalt: contains a small rectangular first floor window, single-pane timber fixed light, with flat head of bricks on wooden board; no cill. Original ground floor doorway with flat brick arch to head now partially blocked up with concrete block to contain iron casement with top-hung vent. East side of outbuilding is of rubble basalt masonry partly covered with creeper; red brick eaves course; slated roof as previous, but some slates missing; concrete block pens in area along eastern side of outbuilding, but in derelict condition.

SETTING: The house stands to the side of a lane, facing away from the lane, in a very rural location with an extensive garden to the north and west sides, with agricultural land beyond. There is a hardstanding of loose chippings in front of the yard entrance; yard concreted.

SCREEN WALLS AND GATES: Yard closed at south end by roughcast screen wall and gateway comprising large square roughcast piers with pyramidal concrete caps, mounted with a pair of scrolling ironwork gates of 20th century appearance. Exterior face of screen wall and gate piers similar. Projecting forward from right hand side is a low curving roughcast screen wall containing a single gate of similar design to previous. Projecting forward at an angle at left hand extremity is a gateway comprised of two square roughcast piers with flat concrete caps, mounted with a pair of iron gates of similar design to previous; piers are unrendered concrete blockwork on garden side.

Historical information

Precise date of building not known but appears on OS map of 1832-3. In the 1880s it was the residence of Lucas Waring, and in the 1890s of Mr J. Balance. Listed in 1976 when it was owned by Mr W. Boyd; underwent a grant-aided repair scheme in 1979-80. The gateways appear to date from the mid-20th century.

References - Primary Sources
1. OS Map 1832-3, Co Antrim 59.
2. C. Watson, The Story of the United Parishes of Glenavy, Camlin and Tullyrusk (Belfast, 1892), p 19.
3. OS Map 1920, Co Antrim 59 (does not show gateway to west).
4. OS Map 145-1, 1965-6 (shows west gateway in present position).

Secondary Sources
1. RSUA, Taken for Granted (Belfast, 1984), p 122.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
F. Structural System
H-. Alterations detracting from building
J. Setting

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

This is an eighteenth century house in a Georgian style which has undergone some inappropriate alterations to the interior but retains its original exterior features, and displays an unusual arrangement of roof timbers.