Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB18/19/035

Address :
Site of former 'Fountain Court' Fountain Street Downpatrick Co Down

Townland:
Downpatrick

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Demolished

Former Use
House - Terrace

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Demolished

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OS Map No:
224/12

IG Ref:
J4893 4450

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Owner Category

Commercial

Exterior Description And Setting

Site, on the E side of Fountain Street, of a large modern style residential block of 1958, demolished 2000 with site now vacant. The building was described in the first survey of c.1992 as: A residential complex comprising of three long blocks of flats, flat roofed, with rustic brick end walls and windows arranged in long horizontal bands. Made memorable by the curved plan of the longest block which faces the main road.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The block of flats formerly on this site dated from 1958 and was built to designs by N.B. Mitchell. It was demolished in August 2000. References- Primary sources 1 Linen Hall Library ‘Belfast Telegraph’, 19th November 1958

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Site, on the E side of Fountain Street, of a large modern style residential block of 1958, demolished 2000 with site now vacant.

General Comments

Date of Survey

07 November 2000