Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB05/13/024

Address :
2 The Diamond Ballycastle Co Antrim BT54 6AW

Townland:
Town Parks

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
11/03/1981 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
27/02/2004 00:00:00

Current Use:
Office - Terrace

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
8/12 NE

IG Ref:
D1145 4073

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A 4 bay wide 2 storey building with shopfront. Elevation to Diamond, ground floor : a segmental arch opening with large single pane display window with fanlight and thick radiating astragals, cill almost at footwalk level. Large display window subdivided into 4 arched vertical panes with panelled entrance door and shallow fanlight. All framed with pilaster with corintian style head on each side and good name fascia over with cornice and painted lettering. Separate door with fanlight to 1st floor. At 1st floor 4 no. 2 over 2 sash windows with moulded architraves, wall smooth rendered, painted with painted rusticated quoins at one side. No. 2 and 3 would appear to read as one building. Painted frieze, ½ round gutter, downpipe shared with No. 3, natural slated roof, chimney stack at each end of ridge, the width between being 3 bays. The building observes its terrace building line.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is indicated on this site on O.S. Map 1832. The present building was substantially rebuilt in the 1990s as part of a redevelopment of the corner site with its unlisted neighbour (hb05/13/013)The original first floor openings remain. The former coach arch has been incorporated into the extended building and was formerly gateway to rear of premises. The shopfront has been altered. References Primary Sources 1. O.S. Map 1832 Antrim sh. 8. 2. O.S. Map 1832 Rev 1856 Antrim sh. 8. 3. O.S. Map 1904 Ballycastle 4. Notes, 1st Survey, E.H.S. Hill Street, Belfast Secondary Sources 1. Ballycastle Conservation Area Booklet.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A 4 bay wide, 2 storey building recently much renovated but retaining its former overall form and openings but shopfront altered.

General Comments

Date of Survey

06 October 2000