Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Lowry’s Farm
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- No type recorded
- Address
- Lowry’s Farm, Lowry’s Lane, Ballykillaire Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1HS
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.66217, -5.71397
- Date of survey
- 31 March 2010
- HB reference
- HB23/15/006
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
The building has been demolished and a residential development built in its place.
The First Survey card records:
‘2/Sty house with single/sty extensions & adjacent outbuildings. Roof slated, with valley & gable ends. Chimneys rendered. Wall rendered, lined & part painted. S. front has 5 F/FL & 4 Sn/FL D/H windows, no astrags. Central projecting slated & gabled porch. Doorway, recessed within elliptic arch has 3 pane fanlight, 2 pane side lights & panelled door.
Condition poorish. Main house about 50 ft. wide.
Now used as '"holiday homes"
Appears as "Belle Vue" on O.S. Map of 1834
Date of visit: 7/12/72'
Historical information
N/A
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The building has been demolished and a residential development built in its place.
General comments
Partial Survey only
Nearby in the register
- St. Gall’s Church of IrelandNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- The Gate LodgeHouseunder 1 mi
- Foot BridgeNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- Bridge HouseHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.