Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/28/054 E

Address :
Laundry at St. Clare’s Convent High Street Newry Co Down BT34 1HB

Townland:
Ballinacraig

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Factory

Former Use
Factory

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
266/7 SW

IG Ref:
J0882 2627

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Owner Category

Church - RC

Exterior Description And Setting

Part of an extensive complex which also comprises the convent and chapel (HB16/28/054A), burial vault (HB16/28/054B), oratory (HB16/28/054C), school (HB16/28/054D) and wells (HB16/28/054F). This laundry is a separate building at the south-east corner of the main block. A one-storey/ three-bay building, orientated north-south. Pitched natural slate roof with raised verges coped with concrete and moulded kneeler stones. Raised rectangular ventilator towards north end of ridge. Ogee cast-iron gutters. Lined smooth cement rendered walls to raised base course. All openings have segmental heads and the windows have concrete cills. Double-leaf partly-glazed timber entrance door (with transom light over) to middle of east elevation. At left on this wall is a 6/6 sliding sash window. Projecting from wall at right is a two-stage chimney which rises above the eaves. There is a hearth at the base of its outside face. This served an abutting building, now gone. The south gable has a door at right, with transom over (now sheeted over). At left is a 6/6 sliding sash. The west elevation is blank and overgrown with vegetation. The north gable has a pair of top-opening metal-framed windows.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The laundry first appears in a valuation revision book entry of 1915. Primary sources: 1. Valuation Revision book, 1915 (PRONI: VAL 12E/22/17B, p.51).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A one-storey/ three-bay building. This building continues to perform an important service to the convent. The drying racks are of some note.

General Comments

Date of Survey