Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/15/018

Address :
Slieve Gullion Inn 7 Old Bridge Road Forkhill Newry Co Armagh BT35 9RP

Townland:
Carrickastickan

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Public House

Former Use
Public House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
281/4

IG Ref:
J0155 1579

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A prominently sited two-storey (+semi-basement) / five bay public house aligned NE-SW along Old Bridge Road. Its left-end is taller due to the sloping topography. Pitched natural slate roof with tiled verges. Five red brick corbelled chimneys with paired shafts - one to each gable, and one between each bay (except 4 and 5). A slightly advanced eaves course supports half-round metal rainwater goods. Principal elevation faces SE and is lined cement-rendered with contrasting painted base course. All windows have painted stone cills and modern external shutters; those to ground floor are modern timber casements. From left, ground floor is detailed as follows: Bay 1 has a modern four-panelled timber door with narrow transom over (accessed by a paved ramp enclosed by modern metal railings): Bay 2 has a 1/6 top-hung casement. Bay 3 has a wide 3x3 casement to left and a pair of three panelled timber doors to right (main entrance). Bays 4 and 5 each have a 1/6 top-hung casements. First floor has five 2/2 sliding sash windows, in line with those below (with the exception of the public entrance). Between each first floor window is a modern metal lantern. Above public entrance is a cement-rendered and painted panel with painted gold lettering “M.C. LARKIN”. Left gable is pebble-dashed and has a smooth rendered and painted base course. There are two windows to each floor; those to ground floor are 3/6 top-hung casements, those to first floor are 2/2 uPVC. All have cement-rendered reveals. Rear elevation is lime-rendered and whitewashed and abutted by four returns - two to each end. That to extreme right-end has a cat-slide roof. The others are single-storey with flat roofs and modern windows – all of no interest. The exposed section to first floor has four 2/2 sash windows. Basement level was not inspected due to high wall. Right gable is cement rendered and painted with hand-painted lettering advertising the premises. There are no openings.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is shown at this location on the 1835 OS map. It is described as a dwelling measuring 56ft 6in x 18ft 6in x 10ft in the first Valuation Book of 1836. It is first cited as a pubic house in the 1883 Valuation Revision book entry. Its rateable value increases from £6.15.0 to £15 in 1909 – this probably reflects its enlargement (and probable heightening) to its present form around this time. Primary sources: 1. OS 6” map, 1st edition, Co Armagh sheet 31 (PRONI OS 6/2/31/1). 2. First Valuation book, 1836 (VAL 1B/247, p.39). 3. Valuation Revision Book, 1883 (PRONI VAL 12B/15/13B, p.127). 4. Valuation Revision Book, 1909 (PRONI VAL 12B/15/13C, p.3).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A two-storey (+semi-basement) five bay public house. This building retains some of its original external character and its prominent siting is of note but it is not of special architectural or historic interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

10 July 2000