41 Woburn Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Single storey gabled house with attic, set on a slight rise at the end of a lane, N of the Woburn Road, c.1.5 miles S of Millisle.

Front SE facade has recent left of centre lean to glazed porch, with glazed entrance door within. To the left of the porch is a modern timber window, with ‘Georgian’ panes, made to resemble a sash window. To the right of the porch are two similar windows.

The NE gable has a similar window to the left at attic level, with one to the right at attic level on the SW gable.

The rear now has a large flat roofed single storey extension at the right, with large PVC windows and door. To the left of this (on the rear of the main house) is a large-ish modern timber window, the ‘Georgian’-like panes. To the left of this is a tiny four pane window.

The entire facade is finished in a rough cast ‘salt & pepper’ render. Plain rendered recessed base.

The main roof is pitched with Bangor blue slates and two rendered chimney stacks to the centre and NE gable. In the centre of the rear of the roof is a flat roofed dormer with multi pane window(s). PVC rw goods.

Area around house concreted.

Historical information

A house is shown on this general site on the Dunbar estate map of 1797 (in possession of a Samuel Back) and on the 1st and revised editions of the OS maps. Thus, it is probable that this building is of eighteenth century origin. The porch, extension and rear dormer are all fairly recent alterations/additions (possibly c.1980).

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI T.1242 Map of the estate of George Dunbar Esq. by J.A. Williamson 1797. [This map shows the townlands of Ballyrolly and Drumfad. A copy was held by PRONI but is at present missing. A much reduced reproduction of the map is shown on p.35 of 'Christ Church Carrowdore' by Susan E. Pack Beresford (1994).]
2 PRONI VAL 1B/32 Valuation records for the townland of Ballyrolly (Parish of Donaghadee) 1830s.
3 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Edition 1833/4, Down 7.
4 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Revision 1858-60, Down 7.
5 PRONI ‘Griffith’s’ valuation for the townland of Ballyrolly (Parish of Donaghadee) 1863.

Secondary sources
1 Grace Seymour 'Echoes of Millisle and district' (Rathfriland ?c.1980), pp.134-138 [Notes on the history of Ballyrolly Td.].

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Single storey house of possible eighteenth century origin now somewhat ‘modernised’ with recent window frames, porch, extension and rear dormer.