Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/11/049

Address :
Site of former Shambles Corner of East Street - Kings Lane Warrenpoint Newry Co Down BT34 3JE

Townland:
Ringmackilroy

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Demolished

Former Use
Market

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Demolished

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OS Map No:
277/9 NE

IG Ref:
J1436 1834

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

All that remains of the former Shambles, is an oval ashlar sandstone plaque now reset into a modern pebble dashed surround at corner of Keys Lane and East Street. The latter comprises a smooth rendered panel with granite block trim. Plaque reads: ‘MEAT MARKET/ AND/ SHAMBLES/ RH/ 1834’. Below, a modern bronze plaque states ‘THIS STONE MARKING THE FORMER SITE/ OF THE SHAMBLES (SLAUGHTERHOUSE)/ AND MEAT MARKET/ WAS ERECTED BY/ NEWRY AND MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL/ ON BEHALF OF/ WARRENPOINT HISTORICAL GROUP/ J. McCART CHAIRMAN JUNE 1984’.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Plaque attests to its erection by Roger Hall (of Narrow Water Castle) in 1834. Shown on the Valuation town map of that year and described in the corresponding Valuation Book as "new shambles built by R. Hall to be let"; measurements given as 43ft6in x 17ft x 9ft, with a 23ft x 20ft 6in x 9ft return. Primary sources 1. Plaque. 2. Valuation town map, 1834 (PRONI, VAL/1D/3/2). 3. First Valuation book, 1835 (PRONI, VAL/1B/367, p.61).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This small plaque marking the site of the former shambles is of some local interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

18 August 1999