Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
19 Ballyfounder Road
Killydressy, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 19 Ballyfounder Road, Killydressy, Portaferry, Co Down, BT22 1RE
- Townland
- Killydressy
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.36492, -5.50477
- Date of survey
- 08 August 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/01/073
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1794 "Sheet 55. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Small, single storey vernacular cottage, of possible mid 19th century construction, with attic and large modern extension to the rear. The property is set on the S side of Ballyfounder Road, c.3 miles SE of Portaferry.
The front façade faces roughly N and is asymmetrical. To the right is a plain timber sheeted half (stable) door. To the left of this are two timber casement windows, with horizontal and vertical astragals.
The E gable has a window as front. To the W gable is a small lean to extension with a small two pane window to N face and timber sheeted door to W. The lean-to has a corrugated asbestos roof.
The rear is completely covered by a large, modern, flat roofed extension, built on a slight gradient, with various modern timber windows and a plain sheeted door.
The façade of the original section of the house is harled and white washed. The modern extension is rendered and painted.
The roof of main house is gabled and covered in Bangor blue slates. There is a single rendered chimney stack, with pots, in centre. Large, modern, slate clad flat roofed dormer to rear, with modern timber window. Slight overhang at eaves (c.30cm). PVC gutters and down spouts.
Historical information
A slightly smaller building is shown on this general site on the OS map of 1834, which was not recorded in the first valuation survey. A slightly larger house is shown on the revised OS map of 1858-60, which proably corresponds to the original section of the dwelling we see today.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/32/1 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1st ed., 1834, Down sheet 32
2 PRONI OS/6/3/32/2 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1st rev., 1860, Down sheet 32
3 PRONI Second valuation, Parish of Witter, 1861
4 PRONI OS/6/3/32/3 Ordnance Survey maps, 2nd ed., 1899-1900, Down sheet 32
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Small, single storey vernacular cottage, of possible mid 19th century construction, with attic and large modern extension to the rear.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Kiosk, Quintinbay Road, Portaferry, Co Down, BT22 1RETelephone Kioskunder 1 mi
- 11 Ballyfounder RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Ballyfounder HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- Tara FortFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.