Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Crofton Cottage
Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Address
- Crofton Cottage, 6 Croft Road, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0PB
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.64390, -5.82453
- Date of survey
- 17 August 2010
- HB reference
- HB23/18/046
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 replacement dwelling built on the site
The First Survey card records:
'2/Sty house. Roof slated & gabled. Chimneys rendered & mld. Walls rendered, lined & painted. Raised quoins & bevel base. Front to N.W. in 3 bays. Outer bays gabled & projecting, decor. barges & pinnacle. Triplet F/FL D/H windows, horizon. astrags. 5/C arch heads, continuous label mldg. 4 drops, mld. sill & corbels. Gr/FL has oriel(sic) windows, pilaster mullions & jambs with entablature & blocking course. Windows D/H no astrag, panelled apron. Central recessed bay has 2/light F/FL window as before & projecting single/Sty porch, channelled side walls, dentilled eaves cornice & blocking course. Doorway has square rising sun fanlight above panelled door.& with mld. steps up from lower terrace.
Glass house on R/H gable & against crenellated wall which with outbldgs encloses coach yard. Decor. barges to outbldg.
Condition fair. House front about 45 ft.
Suggest mid 19c.
Date of visit: 6/6/73'
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 replacement dwelling built on the site
General comments
Partial Survey Only
Nearby in the register
- Tudor HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- Tudor HallHouseunder 1 mi
- Railway BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Hillcroft and Woodburn HouseNo type recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.