Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/26/032

Address :
Ellen Vale 88 Upper Damolly Road Newry Co Down BT34 1QW

Townland:
Damolly

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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:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
252/15

IG Ref:
J0978 2897

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

One and a half storey/ three bay house in mature garden, facing south on north side of Upper Damolly Road Pitched artificial slate roof with wet dashed chimney to each gable. Overhanging eaves have modern timber bargeboards and eaves fascia. Half-round plastic gutters. All walls are cement dashed with smooth base course. Porch projects from middle bay of facade elevation. It has a pitched natural slate roof which ties into main roof. Door on right cheek of porch is modern. All windows to façade are 6/6 top-hung plastic, with granite cills. There is one to ground floor and one to first floor of porch gable, and two identical windows to each side bay at ground floor. Right and left gables have two large modern plastic casement windows at upper floor level. Rear elevation has two windows as façade to left bay. Plastic door and plastic tripartite window to right bay. At first floor, over door, is a semicircular-headed plastic window. To its right is a small plastic casement window. Setting The house sits within a mature planting of lawns, trees and shrubs, all enclosed by a modern wet-dashed wall.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Depicted on 1834 OS map. Noted in 1836 Valuation Book as ‘Ellen Vale’, then occupied by David Hennon, and measuring 52’6” x 21’ x 11’6”. Primary Sources: 1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 46 (PRONI OS 6/3/46/1) 2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 1B/ 389., p.280.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

One and a half storey/ three bay house. This building retains no original features of interest

General Comments

Date of Survey

17 March 1998