Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
17 Ballywalter Road
Black Abbey, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- 17 Ballywalter Road, Black Abbey, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2RF
- Townland
- Black Abbey
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.53584, -5.52263
- Date of survey
- 26 November 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/04/023
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Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1854 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Largely plain, two storey gabled farm house of c.1860s, modernise' in recent years with the introduction of PVC windows and a large conservatory-like PVC porch to front. The property is located roughly 2 miles north east of Greyabbey, just off the Ballywalter Road.
Main house finished in lined render with chamfered quoins, plinth and eaves course to gables. Roof of main house pitched with Bangor blue slates, narrow rendered parapets and two rendered chimney stacks to gables. Mixture of cast iron and PVC rw goods.
Front N elevation is roughly symmetrical and has an almost central hipped roof PVC conservatory/porch covering the original elliptical arched doorway. To left of conservatory is a window with PVC frame, with one to right and three, slightly smaller, to first floor.
The E gable has square three pane PVC window to right on first floor.
The W gable has PVC window to left on ground floor, similar to that on ground floor front.
To the rear there is a full height return / extension with a low pitch gabled roof (probably felt covered) and PVC windows of various sizes. Extensions finished in pebbledash with recessed rendered base. Lean-to conservatory-like extension on E side of main extension, with PVC door, large corner window and felt roof. Various PVC windows, similar to front, at rear of main house.
Mainly modern farm buildings to rear.
Historical information
A longer building appears on this site on the OS map of 1834. This house may have been built c.1860. When first surveyed in 1971 this property still had its original sash windows, but it has been modernised recently.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/12/1 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1834, Co. Down 12
2 PRONI VAL/1B/33 1st valuation, Greyabbey, c.1834-38
3 PRONI VAL/2B/3/4 Second valuation, Greyabbey, c.1859
4 PRONI OS/6/3/21/2 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1st Revision, c.1860 Co. Down 12
5 PRONI VAL/12B/23/16a-f Annual valuation revision books, Greyabbey, 1866-1930
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Plain two storey farmhouse of perhaps c.1860, now 'modernised' with inclusion of a large PVC porch / conservatory to front, large extensions rear and PVC windows throughout.
Nearby in the register
- West Gate LodgeGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
- Pigeon HouseEstate Related Structuresunder 1 mi
- ’Hillview’Demolishedunder 1 mi
- Bridge on estate trackBridge1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.