Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Former Linen Factory (Somerset and Co)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Address
- Former Linen Factory (Somerset and Co), Somerset Studios, Marcus Ward Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT7 1RP, **See General comments**
- Council
- Belfast
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.59148, -5.93139
- Date of survey
- 25 May 2011
- HB reference
- HB26/30/067
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
The former Somerset and Co Ltd Linen Factory was converted into loft apartments in 1998. This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The former Somerset and Co Ltd Linen Factory was converted into loft apartments in 1998. This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
General comments
The former Somerset and Co Ltd Linen Factory was converted into loft apartments in 1998. This building was surveyed in the First Survey but not listed. A partial record only was taken during the Second Survey as the building is not worthy of a full survey.
Nearby in the register
- 12-36 Ashborne StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 4-12 Dublin Road, 2 Marcus Ward StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 5-88 Maryville StreetDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 56-64 Dublin RoadDemolishedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.