Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Brown's Island
Drumawhy, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1880 - 1899
- Address
- Brown's Island, 202 Moss Road, Drumawhy, Millisle, Newtownards, [?BT22 2DU], Co Down
- Townland
- Drumawhy
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.60519, -5.59302
- Date of survey
- 12 March 1998
- HB reference
- HB24/05/052
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1865 "England and Wales. England No. 2." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Large-ish, formal, two storey gabled farm house on a slight rise on the N side of the Moss Road, c.3 miles W of Millisle.
Front S facade has a central doorway with fanlight and sidelights, all encased with fluted pilasters and segmental arched headed ‘entablature’. Twinned windows to either side of doorway with simple surrounds and sash frames, except for that at inner right side which no longer has a frame and is ‘boarded’ with a corrugated metal sheet. Three evenly spaced windows to the first floor, much as before but with segmental arched heads. The window to the right no longer has a frame and is now boarded (as before).
The E gable has two sash windows to either side on the first floor and one to the right on the ground floor.
The W gable has two sash windows to either side on the first floor.
In the centre of the rear is a large two storey gabled return with modern metal windows and a door. To either side of this (on the rear of the main house) is sash window to the ground and the first floor.
The facade is finished in lined render with plain render to the return. The roofs are pitched with Bangor blue slates, with rendered parapets. Two yellow brick chimneys to the main roof. Cast iron rw goods. Outbuildings to E and N.
Historical information
A building is shown on this site on the OS Maps of 1833/4 and 1858-60, however, its plan form is different from the present building and it appears to have been orientated eastwards rather than to the south. This house was probably built c.1880s-90s, with the return added in the early to mid twentieth century.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Edition 1833/4, Co. Down 6.
2 PRONI Ordnance Survey Maps 1st Revision 1858-60, Co. Down 6.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Relatively large two storey farm house of c.1880-90, with return probably added in the twentieth century.
Nearby in the register
- The ChestnutsHouseunder 1 mi
- Black IslandHouse1 mi
- 3 Drumawhey RoadHouse1 mi
- Ballycopeland WindmillWindmill1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.