Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/15/028

Address :
Presbyterian Church Lower Foughill Road Jonesborough Co Armagh BT35 8SQ

Townland:
Foughill Etra

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Church

Former Use
Church

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Yes

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OS Map No:
276/10

IG Ref:
J0695 1771

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Owner Category

Church - Presbyterian

Exterior Description And Setting

A ruinous barn church (now almost completely covered in vegetation) occupying an elevated site, accessed by eleven granite steps. It is aligned NE to SW on the W side of Lower Foughill Road. Roof is gone. Walls are cement wet-dashed over rubble stone (but smooth cement to SW gable) with stepped cement-rendered quoins to NE gable and advanced brick eaves. NE gable has a two centred-arch door opening to centre with a smooth lime rendered stepped surround. A timber beam at arch spring level indicates a former transom. In wall above, to either side, is a lancet-headed window opening. Each side elevation is three lancet window openings wide with chamfered jambs, internal brick reveals and granite cills. Vestiges of stepped lime rendered architraves can be seen. SW gable is blank. 1862 datestone cited in HMBB survey card of April 1991 not evident.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Datestone attests to erection in 1862. This is confirmed by the documents - not shown on 1861 OS map, but cited in 1862 manuscript version of Valuation Book. Primary sources: 1. Datestone. 2. OS 6” map, 2nd edition, Co Armagh sheet 29 (PRONI OS 6/2/29/2). 3. Second Valuation book, published 1864, Co Armagh, Newry Union.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A ruinous barn church, now overgrown in vegetation and subsequently of little architectural interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

04 July 2000