Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/06/028

Address :
78 Cotton Road Cotton Donaghadee Co Down BT19 7QH

Townland:
Cotton

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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:
No

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OS Map No:
132/2

IG Ref:
J5479 7910

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Single storey vernacular house of possible pre 1834 construction, now with modern window frames and asbestos slates to roof. The property is set to the N side of Cotton Road, roughly 1.5 miles W of Donaghadee. The front façade faces roughly S and is asymmetrical. To the left of centre is a relatively recent, partly glazed door. To the left of this are two windows with modern frames. To the right of the door are three unevenly spaced windows with similar frames. Both gables are blank. To the right of centre at the rear is a relatively small lean-to with a timber sheeted door and window (with modern frame) to its N face. To the W face there is a tiny (fixed light) four pane window. To the left of the lean-to (to rear façade of main building) are three unevenly spaced windows, as front. The entire façade is finished in painted lined render. The gabled roof is covered in asbestos slates (as is the lean-to roof), with red clay ridge tiles and cream clay parapets. Three unevenly spaced cream brick chimney stacks with cornice course. Cast iron rw goods.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building, matching the size and shape of the present dwelling is shown on the OS map of 1834, but unfortunately not recorded in the valuation of c.1836 (it was under rateable value). In the valuation of c.1861-3 the occupant is recorded as one John Alexander. The present owner’s family acquired the property in 1934 from a Mr Hugh Forster. References- Primary sources 1 PRONI OS/6/3/3/1 OS map, 1834, Co Down sh 2 2 PRONI OS/6/3/3/2 OS map, 1858-60, Co Down sh 2 3 PRONI Second (‘Griffith’s) valuation, Bangor parish, c.1861-3 [In print in search room.] 4 PRONI OS/6/3/3/3 OS map, c.1901, Co Down sh 2

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Single storey vernacular house of possible pre 1834 construction, now with modern window frames and asbestos slates to roof.

General Comments

Date of Survey

13 February 2001