Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
26 Main Street
Greyabbey, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1980 - 1999
- Address
- 26 Main Street, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2NG
- Townland
- Greyabbey
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.53574, -5.55956
- Date of survey
- 21 November 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/04/073
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1941 "OS GSGS 3906 Scotland 1:25,000 (1940-1943)" (National Library of Scotland).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Site (on the N side of Main Street) of former two storey house of probable early nineteenth century origin, now demolished with site used as a car park for Trinity Presbyterian Church.
This building was recorded on the HMBB survey card of 1975 as:
'2/sty house. Roof asbestos slates, gable ends chimneys. Wall p. & s. dry dash. 3 F/FL & 2/FL D/H windows, Georgn. panes. Central flush panel door. Condition fair. Frontage about 28ft.'
Historical information
A building is shown on this site on the OS Map of 1834. House demolished c.1980s with church car park now on site.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/11/1 OS maps, Down 11, 1834
2 'Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland Vol.7: Parishes of County Down II', ed. Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams (QUB 1991), pp.67-72 [1834]
3 PRONI VAL/1B/33 1st valuation, Greyabbey, c.1834-38
4 PRONI VAL/1D/3/17 Valuation plan, Greyabbey, c.1838
5 PRONI VAL/2B/3/4 Second valuation, Greyabbey, c.1859
6 PRONI VAL/2D/3/10 Second valuation plan, Greyabbey, 1859
7 PRONI VAL/2B/3/4 Second valuation, Greyabbey, c.1859
8 PRONI VAL/2D/3/ Second valuation plan, Greyabbey, 1859
9 PRONI OS/6/3/11/2 OS maps, Down 11, 1860
10 PRONI VAL/12B/23/16a-f Annual valuation revision books, Greyabbey, 1866-1930
11 PRONI VAL/12E/99/1 Valuation plan, Greyabbey, 1906-35
12 UFTM W.A. Green Collection WAG 3038 Photograph of Main Street Greyabbey looking south west
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Site of former two storey house of probable pre 1834 origin, now demolished with car park now in place.
Nearby in the register
- 32-34 Main StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 31 Main StreetHouseunder 1 mi
- 36-42 Main StreetHouse - Terraceunder 1 mi
- Trinity Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.