Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/01/064

Address :
Farm Buildings 254 Glassdrumman Rd Annalong Newry Co Down BT34 2NQ

Townland:
Glasdrumman

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Farm Buildings

Former Use
Farm Buildings

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
279/2

IG Ref:
J3669 2226

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

This is a two-storey building facing south east. The gabled roof has natural slates and tile copings. Walls are of roughly dressed granite blocks laid in courses (with some snecking). External stairway has 13 granite steps leads to a vertically sheeted tongue and groove door off centre in façade of first floor. There are similar doors at left and right on ground floor. There is a shuttered opening on either side of first floor door. A finely dressed granite datestone reading “1907” projects from the wall to the right of the first floor door. There are two shuttered window openings on the first floor rear elevation. A one-storey gabled shed abuts the right gable.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is shown at this location on the 1834 OS 6” map. The present structure is obviously a replacement. Primary Sources: 1. PRONI – OS 6/3/53/1 (1834 OS map). 2. PRONI- OS 6/3/53/2 (1859 OS map).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Although this type of external staircase building was once common in Mourne, few now survive in an unaltered state. This example is also of interest in having an attested construction date. It does not have sufficient quality to warrant listing.

General Comments

Date of Survey

20 June 1997