3-15 New Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Two and a half storey late Victorian terrace of c.1894-6 containing seven houses with typical features of the genre including, two storey canted bays, half-dormers, mildly classical mouldings, large returns etc. The grouping was built in two parts, with nos.13 and 15 added slightly later and actually physically separate from the rest. The grouping is set on the N side of New Road (adjacent to the junction with Warren Road), to the N of Donaghadee town centre.

The properties are all largely identical and most now have modern window frames. To the S facing asymmetric front façade of each is a panelled timber front door to the left side of the ground floor, framed with reeded pilasters with reeded capitols and cornice which support a moulded archivolt (with decorative key stone) enclosing a plain semicircular fanlight.

To the right is a two storey canted bay with flat roof. The windows which each have two panes and rest on a sill course. The reveals of each window has a small chamfer detail. Directly above is a moulded string course which combined with a continuous sill course forms a plain frieze course. First floor windows all rest on the sill course. Windows to the first floor of the bay are as per the ground floor but slightly shorter. To first floor right is a similar window. Above is a further moulded string course. The bay has a flat roof is finished with a moulded copestone. To the centre of the eaves is a pair of semicircular headed windows with moulded drip and label stops all set in a gabled half-dormer. The half-dormer has a slight overhang to the eaves and plain timber bargeboards.

The main roof is gabled and is covered with natural slate. To the right side is a tall chimney stack with simple mouldings and plain chimney pots. Cast iron ogee rw goods. The string courses return slightly on to the gables which are otherwise blank.

To the right side of the rear is a large two storey gabled return. The W face has one small window to the right side of the first floor. The first floor of the N face has a sash window to the right side. To the ground floor of the returns are a variety of recent single storey extensions. The ground floor W face of the return has a kitchen window to the left and a door to the right. To the left side of the first floor is a small sash window.

To the left of the return are three two pane windows– one to each floor. That to the second floor is smaller and sits within a small half dormer. A high yard wall prevents views of most of the ground floor rears.

Natural slate covering to the main and return roofs. Cast iron rw goods.

The following minor variations should be noted.
No 15 All modern timber windows. Plain sheeted front door.
No 13 All sash windows.
No 11 PVC windows to the front and (?) sash to rear. A clear view of the rear was not possible.
No 9 PVC windows to front and sash to rear
No 7 PVC windows to front and a mixture of sash and PVC to rear. The owner advised that the cast iron gate to the front was the only surviving original one.
No 5 PVC windows to front and rear. Three storey rear return.
No 3 Modern timber windows front and rear.

Historical information

The whole of this grouping is shown on the OS town plan of 1901. Various residents stated that they believed the longer eastern section of the terrace (nos.3-11) was constructed in 1894, with nos.13-15 a year or two later.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/8/8/2//1-3 OS town plan of Donaghadee, 1901
2 PRONI VAL/12E/121/2/1-3 Valuation town plan of Donaghadee, 1908-35
3 PRONI VAL/3G/69/2/1-3 Valuation town plan of Donaghadee, 1932-56
4 PRONI VAL/3G/69/1/1-3 Valuation town plan of Donaghadee, 1934-43

Secondary sources
1 Hugh Dixon, Ken Kenmuir and Jill Kennett, ‘Historic buildings…Donaghadee and Portpatrick (Belfast, 1977), p.26

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Two and a half storey late Victorian terrace of c.1894-6 containing seven houses with typical features of the genre including, two storey canted bays, half-dormers, mildly classical mouldings, large returns etc. The grouping was built in two parts, with nos.13 and 15 added slightly later and actually physically separate from the rest. Most of the properties now have modern window frames.