14 [A+B] Ballyglighorn Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Large-ish sprawling, part single, part two storey house, based around a single storey linear dwelling pre 1834 origin, but now completely modernised and extended and bearing little resemblance to the original. The house is set on the E side of the Ballyglighorn Road, c.4 miles N of the village of Killinchy.

The front N facade of the original section has a right of centre sheeted door with three modern windows to left and another (slightly smaller) to right. Attached to the E side of the house is a new section set at a right angle to the original with a large gabled bay to front and rear elevations and large modern windows and doors. The rear of the original section has been completely extended with a new section which is part single, part two storey and is entirely modern in appearance with large modern windows and including large gabled half dormer. The W gable of the original section is blank.

The entire facade is finished in roughcast and painted.

All sections of the roof are gabled and covered in asbestos slates, with a slight overhang. PVC rw goods. Single rendered chimney stack to original section.

When first surveyed in January 1974 this building had all the hallmarks of a modest vernacular farm house, long and rectangular in form, whitewashed rubble walls, small sash windows and a thatched roof. Today it is virtually unrecognisable from that description..

Historical information

A building is shown on the site of the original portion of this house on the 1834 OS map and on that of 1859-60. The valuation returns of c.1835 do not note the name of the occupant because the property was undoubtedly below rateable value. Unfortunately the map accompany the second valuation for this area does not appear to be held within PRONI and so it is difficult to match the names of householders with actual dwellings.

The house was completely renovated and extended c.late 1980s.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS maps 1st ed., 1834, Co. Down 10.
2 PRONI VAL 1B/323 p.14 1st valuation, Tullynakill parish, Ballyglighorn td., c.1835.
3 PRONI OS maps 1st rev., 1859-60, Co. Down 10.
4 PRONI 2nd valuation, Tullynakill parish, Ballyglighorn td., 1861.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Large-ish, sprawling, part single, part two storey house, based around a single storey linear dwelling of probable pre 1834 origin. This house has been completely renovated and extended in recent times and is now more than twice its original size. The windows and doors are all recent and the interior has been altered with no discernible evidence of its original layout or detailing.
To all intents and purposes this house is modern in character.