Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Bathing House
West Division, Council not recorded, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B1
- Grade
- B1
- Type
- Bathing House
- Date of listing
- 24 July 1989
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Bathing House, Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZ
- Townland
- West Division
- Council
- Council not recorded
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.69867, -5.84574
- Date of survey
- 29 January 2009
- HB reference
- HB22/07/011 C
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1808 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Detached bathing house, built c.1800, located on Seapark estate to south-east of Seapark House (HB22/07/011A). Circular-on-plan.
Roof is flat (cannot be seen in detail) behind crenellated parapet. Walls are roughly coursed rubble; projecting string course above openings. Window openings are pointed-arched-headed with rubble voussoirs.
Window openings located to north, east and south; pointed-arched-headed entrance opening to west; square-headed vertically sheeted timber door with solid transom surmounted by rubble voussoirs. Stonemason’s mark on south side of bathing house.
Set within Seapark estate on rocky outcroft to east in Belfast Lough; boathouse (HB22/07/011D) immediately to north.
Roof Not accessible
Walling Roughly coursed rubble
Windows Pointed-arched-headed openings with rubble voussoirs
RWG N/A
Historical information
Seapark was built in 1804 as a seaside villa, improved c.1835 and substantially enlarged and remodelled in 1853 by Thomas Jackson. The ‘bathing house’ is shown on the first edition OS map of 1832. Seapark House first appears on James O’Kane’s 1821 map of Carrickfergus. The owner of the house is recorded as John Owden in the Townland Valuation of 1836.
References:
Primary Sources
1. PRONI D/1954/6/13 -James O’Kane’s Map of Carrickfergus (1821).
2. PRONI OS/6/1/52/1 -First Edition OS Map (1832)
3. PRONI OS/6/1/52/2 -Second Edition OS Map (1857)
4. PRONI OS/6/1/52/3 -Third Edition OS Map (1901-2)
Secondary Sources
1. Brett, C.E.B. Buildings of County Antrim, UAHS, 1996.
2. Irish Architectural Archive. ‘Dictionary of Irish Architects’ [Internet source] Available from:
(Accessed 20/05/09)
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
J. Setting
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
V. Authorship
X. Local Interest
Z. Rarity
Evaluation
A detached bathing house, built c.1800, located on Seapark estate to south-east of Seapark House (HB22/07/011A). The bathing house displays well detailed stonework and contributes positively to the landscape of this seafront estate. The bathing house as well as being of rarity value has group value with the other listed buildings and structures on the estate; gatelodge (HB22/07/011B) and boathouse (HB22/07/011D).
General comments
This record has been renumbered as part of a group - previously HB22/07/013.
Nearby in the register
- BoathouseBoat Houseunder 1 mi
- Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZHouseunder 1 mi
- The LodgeGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
- Newbath House, 105 Shore Road, Greenisland, Co Antrim BT38 8TZHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.