Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB01/27/023

Address :
Former Land Steward’s House 52 Beragh Hill Road Londonderry BT48 8LY

Townland:
Ballynagard

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
26/02/1979 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
21/05/1992 00:00:00

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
26/8

IG Ref:

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A two storey three bay wide former land steward’s house on the McCorkell farm. Smooth rendered externally and colour washed, slated, gabled, recently renovated and character of building obscured. Applied concrete architraves in a classical style, well tended garden interupted by rendered walls with precast concrete copings stepping towards renovated rendered wall at road. P VC windows and rainwater goods.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Probably erected around the time outbuildings were extended and dwelling house erected c1890s. Included in the listing of adjacent Ballyarnet (HB01/27/018) until 1991when it was delisted and repaired under a NIHE grant aided repair scheme. Slide of building from 1990 shows: openings largely as at present but with 12 pane sliding sashes in the first floor windows, a tripartite window to the living room (12 pane sash with 4 pane side lights). Internally building badly decayed but window linings and original fireplaces remained. References: Primary Sources: OS Map 1904-5 Revision Co Londondrry 14A Secondary Sources: Present owner of Ballyarnett

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Once an important part of the group of buildings at Ballyarnet but now completely renovated.

General Comments

Date of Survey

08 December 1998