Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
11 Lough Shore Road
Ballywhite, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1980 - 1999
- Address
- 11 Lough Shore Road, Ballywhite, Portaferry, Co Down, BT22 1PD
- Townland
- Ballywhite
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.39714, -5.57350
- Date of survey
- 05 August 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/01/117
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1937 "OS 1:25,000 1937-1961" (National Library of Scotland).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Long, T- shaped, single storey, gabled cottage of probable pre 1834 origin, but much altered and extended in recent years. The property is situated on a rise to the E of the Lough Shore Road, 1½ miles NW of the town of Portaferry.
Front S elevation consists of a side of the long vertical stroke of the ‘T’ shape and has right of centre timber panel door with plain sidelights. Two modern casement windows to left of door. To right of door is slightly projecting gable (of horizontal stroke of ‘T’) with modern timber corner window to left.
East elevation consists of the short horizontal of ‘T’ shape and has modern three pane timber window to right with small timber and wire fronted ‘game’ cupboard attached to wall (i.e. for hanging peasants in etc.).
Rear N has projecting gable (of horizontal of ‘T’ shape) to left with corner timber window to right of gable. To right of projecting gable (on vertical of ‘T’ shape) are four modern timber windows. Timber and glazed back door between second and third windows.
West elevation is the gable end of the long vertical of the ‘T’ shape and has a large fixed light window.
Entire facade finished in rough cast render and painted. Pitched roof with concrete tiles and single red brick chimney stack. PVC gutters and down spouts.
Historical information
A building is shown on this site on the OS map of 1834 which probably corresponds to the house we see today. When surveyed in November 1970 the property had retained much of its vernacular appearance (though some of the window frames were modern), but since then the house has been extended eastwards and 'modernised'.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/24/1 OS maps, 1st ed., 1834, Down sheet 24
2 PRONI OS/6/3/24/2 OS maps, 1st rev, 1860, Down sheet 24
3 PRONI Second ('Griffith's') valuation, Parish of Arduquin, 1861 [In print.]
4 PRONI OS/6/3/24/3 OS maps, 2nd ed., 1899-1900, Down sheet 24
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Long, T- shaped, single storey, gabled cottage of probable pre 1834 origin, but much altered and extended in recent years.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Lough Shore RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Curlew CottageHouseunder 1 mi
- Lime KilnRural Industryunder 1 mi
- The LodgeGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.