Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
The Cottage
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- No type recorded
- Address
- The Cottage, Fort Road, Helen’s Bay, Co Down
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.67186, -5.74691
- Date of survey
- 07 April 2010
- HB reference
- HB23/15/043
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 cottage has been demolished and a 2-storey dwelling has been built on the site.
The First Survey card records:
‘Long single/sty cottage. Roof cor/iron. Chimneys rendered. walls stone rubble whitewashed. 4 D/H windows, Georgn. panes - porch - then D/H window, horizon astrags. Porch square & recent has 6 pane window on front face & sheeted door on L/H face. House extended on R/H as store with wisteria covered wall. Outbldg behind, slated roof. stone rubble walls & ruinous.
Condition of house fair to poor
Front of block about 118 ft.
Appears on O.S. map of 1834.
Date of visit: 9/2/73'
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The cottage has been demolished and a 2-storey dwelling has been built on the site.
General comments
Partial Survey Only
Nearby in the register
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- 9 Coastguard CottagesHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 8 Coastguard CottagesHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- 7 Coastguard CottagesHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.