Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/14/046

Address :
House at Four mile, opp. 189 Belfast Road Donaghmore Newry Co Down BT34 1RE

Townland:
Maddydrumbrist

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
Yes

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Yes

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OS Map No:
252/3

IG Ref:
J0957 3465

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

One and half storey/ three bay vernacular structure comprising of two dwellings on the W side of four mile cross. The S bay comprises one dwelling. Shallow pitched natural slate roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. There is a chimney to either side of the central bay, which has a dormer roof (as the end gables), on its front elevation. Walls are harled rubble stone. The front elevation faces E onto the road. Left bay has a small porch with gabled roof and sheeted door on its E gable, with transom light over. The central bay has a shallow canted bay window to ground floor with small natural slate roof and the remains of side hung casement windows, one on each cheek and a pair on the front. There is a small window opening in the dormer gable above. The right bay has a window opening containing three side-hung casement windows and to its right is a four panelled (bolection moulded) door. The S gable of the block has a canted bay window at ground floor (as that to façade but in better condition). In dormer above there is a small window. The rear elevation is abutted completely by a single storey lean-to extension. Its natural slate roof is monopitched and its walls are as main block. Its S gable is flush with the S gable of the house and has a 2/2 sash window. Its rear facing elevation has a door at window to left and right and an infilled doorway (containing a window) to centre. The lean-to continues N (left) and wraps around the N gable of the main block. The N gable of the main block is abutted at ground floor by the rear lean-to, which wraps around. It has a pair of t+g sheeted doors on its N wall and a window opening on its E (left) cheek.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is shown at this location on the 1834 OS 6" map. However, it does not have a valuation, suggesting a one-storey vernacular building. It is shown with a L plan form on the 1859 OS map. The 1862 Valuation notes two houses in this plot of land, one valued at £2.10s.0d and the other at £1.10s.0d. There are no subsequent changes in these valuations. It is probably mid 19th C in date. Primary sources: 1. OS 6" map, 1834, Co Down sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/3/40/1). 2. OS 6" map, 1859, Co Down sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/3/40/2). 3. Second valuation book, 1862 (PRONI VAL 2B/3/58A, p.26). 4. Valuation revision books, 1866-1929 (PRONI VAL 12B/22/11A-D).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A one and half storey vernacular (direct entry) structure on the E side of Four Mile Cross. It is unusual for a vernacular house of this small scale to have a shallow pitched picturesque style roof with overhanging eaves, and exposed rafter tails.

General Comments

Date of Survey

09 March 2000