105-131 Millisle Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A group of two, long, matching Edwardian terraces with altogether 14 three storey houses, largely identical. The terraces are set on the W side of the Millisle Road to the S of Donaghadee town centre, near to the coast line.

HB24/07/028A- No.105 is at the N end of the first section of the terrace. Its (E facing) front facade consists of a two storey canted, flat roofed, bay (to the right). To the first floor (left) is the entrance with panelled door and plain fanlight, all encased with plain pilasters and architrave. Directly above this is a window and to the uppermost level is a gabled half dormer with decorative barge boards. The first and ground floor windows are set on a cill course and the facade is finished in a limestone chip dry dash.

The gable is blank (as are all gables to these terraces). To the rear is a large two storey, gabled return half of which belongs to No.107. This and the main rear facade have and assortment of window openings of different shapes and sizes. All windows throughout the house have modern frames.

The roof is gabled and has Bangor blue slates. Mixture of PVC and cast iron rw goods, with cast iron ogee gutters to front. Rendered chimney stack.

HB24/07/028B- No.107 As 105 but handed.

HB24/07/028C- No.109 As 105.

HB24/07/028D- No.111 As 105 but handed.

HB24/07/028E- No.113 As 105, but has original paired windows to gabled half dormer and a Tyrolean finish.

HB24/07/028F- No.115 As 105 but handed and has painted rough cast render.

HB24/07/028G No.117 Is at the N end of the S terrace. Its facade is as before but with segmental arch heads to all windows to ground and first floors and to fanlight above entrance. Plain render

HB24/07/028H- No.119 As 117 but handed and with original paired windows to half dormer.

HB24/07/028I- No.121 As 117 but with original paired windows to half dormer.

HB24/07/028J- No.123 As 117 but handed and with original paired windows to half dormer.

HB24/07/028K- No.125 As 117 but with original paired windows to half dormer.

HB24/07/028L- No.127 As 117 but handed and with dry dash.

HB24/07/028M- No.129 As 117 but with original paired windows to half dormer.

HB24/07/028N- No.131 As 117 but handed. There is a single storey extension to the S gable. The facade is unpainted.

The rears of each property are virtually identical but with minor variations as a result of individual renovation schemes, e.g. addition ground floor windows to end of return, glazed roofs to yards, half dormers to some second floor windows etc.

Historical information

This terrace appears to have been built c.1905-10. According to many residents, until fairly recently many of the houses were in a state of disrepair, though almost all are now have been renovated and are generally in good condition

References- Secondary sources

1. Hugh Dixon et al Historic buildings, groups of buildings, buildings of architectural importance in Donaghadee and Portpatrick (UAHS 1977), p.30.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Relatively plain pair of Edwardian terraces. All of the properties appear to have been renovated to some extent in recent times and all have modern windows. Many have experienced major alterations to their returns, with extensive changes to accommodate modern kitchens to ground floor and modern bathrooms to first floor.