Site of former 43 Bridge Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Site, in the middle of the terrace on the S side of Bridge Street, of former two storey house, demolished c.1995 with new building erected in its place.

The original house was described in the first survey of December 1975 as: ‘Two storey house. Roof slated. Chimneys rendered, walls rendered, lined and painted cream. Bevel base. Four first floor and three ground floor drop hung windows, Georgian panes [six over six- frame without horns]. Doorway below second window has plain stone surround and recent panelled door. Condition fair. Front about 30ft’.

Historical information

A building is shown on this site on the 1722 map of Comber and on all other maps thereafter. The valuation records of 1834 tell us that the property on the site at that stage measured 27½ft x 22½ x 16, thus suggesting at the house demolished recently was probably the same building. In 1833 the house was in the possession of a Michael Long.

The building was demolished c.1995 and a new building (presently an amusement arcade), built in its place.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI D.654/M1B/2 Londonderry Papers- ‘Survey of the town, tenements and parks of Comber…1722’.
2 PRONI D.654/M54/3, 11, 27, 33, 37 Londonderry Papers- Maps of Bridge Street 1793-1833.
3 PRONI VAL 1B/316A p.62 1st valuation, Comber, 1834.
4 PRONI OS/1/3/10 OS map, 1st ed. 1834, Down 10.
5 PRONI OS/6/3/10/3 OS map, 1st rev. 1858, Down 10.
6 PRONI 2nd valuation, Comber, 1861. [In print in PRONI search room and in the Linen Hall Library- the town plan to accompany this valuation is missing.]
7 PRONI OS/2/3/10 OS map, 2nd ed. 1901, Down 10.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Site of former two storey terrace house of probable pre 1834 origin, demolished in c.1995 with new building now in its place.