Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
52 Vestry Road,
Ravara, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 52 Vestry Road,, Ravara,, Ballygowan,, Co. Down, BT23 6HQ
- Townland
- Ravara
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.48004, -5.79636
- Date of survey
- 22 January 1999
- HB reference
- HB24/16/052
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1794 "Sheet 55. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Site, just N of the Vestry Road, c.1.5 miles S of Ballygowan, of a former single storey thatched vernacular house, demolished in 1994 with modern replacement dwelling close by.
The 1st survey (22nd Feb. 1974) described the original dwelling as a ‘Single storey cottage. Roof thatched, gable ends, brick chimneys. Wall rendered and white washed. SE front has three drop hung windows, 2 [with] margin panes and that on right hand no astragals. Glazed and sheeted door between windows 1 and 2. Condition fair to poorish. Front about 42 feet’.
The replacement dwelling was built in the early 1980s.
Historical information
A building is shown on this site on the OS maps of 1834 and 1858, though that of 1833 looks to have been set at a slightly different angle than that on the latter map, or the house that stood here until recently.
The valuation returns of 1834 do not mention the building on the site, though the land around it was in the hands of one Robert Conolly. The c.1863 valuation does note the house which was rated at the modest sum of £1-15-0 and in the possession of a William Craig. Interestingly the property belonged to a Mr. R.J. Craig when it was first surveyed in 1974, presumably a descendant/relative of William of 1858.
The house was demolished in 1994, some years after a modern replacement dwelling was built close to the site.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI D.654 Londonderry Papers [The townland of Ravara was once part of the Londonderry Estate.]
2 PRONI OS map 1st ed. 1834, Down 16.
3 PRONI VAL1B/319 1st valuation Killinchy parish 1834.
4 PRONI OS map 1st rev. 1858-60, Down 16.
5 PRONI 2nd valuation Killinchy parish c.1863.
6 EHS HB24/16/52 1st survey notes and slide.
7 EHS OS map 167-13 (1:2500) 1973.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Site of former single storey thatched vernacular dwelling of probable pre 1858 construction, demolished in 1994 with modern house built close by.
Nearby in the register
- Carrickmannan Primary School,Schoolunder 1 mi
- Ravara House,Houseunder 1 mi
- Ravara Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church,Church1 mi
- St. Malachy’s RC Church,Church1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.