‘Rose Cottage’

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Formal, single storey, hipped roof former steward’s cottage of c.1827, with modern extensions (including conservatory) to sides and rear. The building is situated within a delightful
setting just to the E of Mountain Road, roughly half a mile N of Portaferry.

Front W elevation is made up of the vertical stroke of the ‘L’ shape, and consists of the long main building with the blank gable of a small lean to extension (containing the bathroom) to the N, and the side of the conservatory to the S. The main building has a symmetrical façade, with a shallow elliptical arch doorway in centre containing narrow, panelled, double door with three pane sidelights and fanlight with wide intersecting tracery. Sash window with Georgian panes (six over six) and stone cill to left of doorway. Similar window to right.

The south elevation consists of the side of the horizontal stroke of the ‘L’ shape. A roughly semi-circular conservatory dominates the left and centre of the elevation. Window, similar to those on front elevation, to the right of the conservatory.

Rear N elevation consists of a side of the conservatory to the left, the gable of the horizontal stroke of the ‘L’ shape, the rear of the main building and a gable of the small lean extension to the right. The gable of the horizontal stroke of the ‘L’ (which contains a bedroom) is blank. In the crux of the ‘L’ shape is a small flat roofed extension with a modern timber three pane corner window. To the right of this is the rear doorway of the main building, with a plain sheeted stable door, and a small square single pane window. Plain sheeted timber door to small lean to extension at far right. Openings on rear elevation have concrete cills and smooth cement surrounds. Smooth cement arises to walls also.

North elevation- This elevation consists of the (blank) side of horizontal stroke of the ‘L’ shape, the small flat roofed extension with a fixed light timber window, and the side of the lean to bathroom extension, which has a small fixed light timber window to the eaves.

The roof of the main building is hipped, with Bangor blue slates, lead flashing, and two render chimney stacks with plain corbelling and matching pots. Flat roofed dormer to rear of main building with modern three pane timber window and fixed light side windows. Small Velux window to the left of dormer. The roof of the horizontal stroke of the ‘L’ shape is gabled with Bangor blue slates and fireclay ridge tiles. The small bathroom extension has Bangor blue slates, cement parapets and a small centred Velux window. Extruded aluminium ogee gutters, square down spouts. Extensive out houses to rear. Possibly original wrought iron garden gate. Well in garden to the north of building.

Historical information

According to the present owner, this house was built in 1827 to serve as the residence for the steward of the Nugent Estate. It is shown on the OS map of 1834, and noted in tha valuation of 1838 as the home of one Richard Cringle (or Crangle).

The present owner acquired the property during the late 1980s and added the lean-to extension to north, enlarged the rear return and added the conservatory.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/32/1 OS maps, 1st ed., 1834, Down sheet 32
2 PRONI VAL/1B/36 1st valuation, Parish of Ardquin, 1838
3 PRONI OS/6/3/32/2 OS maps, 1st rev, 1860, Down sheet 32
4 PRONI Second ('Griffith's') valuation, 1861 [In print.]
5 PRONI OS/6/3/32/3 OS maps, 2nd ed., 1899-1900, Down sheet 32

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Formal, single storey, hipped roof former steward’s cottage of c.1827, with modern extensions (including conservatory) to sides and rear.