Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/28/084 A

Address :
5 Sandy's Street Newry Co Down BT34 1EN

Townland:
Carneyhough

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Partially

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OS Map No:
266/7 NW

IG Ref:
J0884 2683

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Right one of a pair of three-storey/ two-bay houses fronting the south side of Sandys Street. These houses are the mirror image of each other. This building is of skew plan form, the gable not being at right angles to the facade. Pitched artificial slate roof. Rendered chimney on right gable. Half-round metal gutters with downpipe to right on facade. Walls to street are painted, lined and rendered, with raised eaves course. At left is main door, with single granite step up from street. To its right is a single storey canted bay with plain cornice around parapeted flat-roof; downpipe to left. This cornice continues as a two-step platband between ground and first floor. Bay has sliding sash windows to each face. All ground floor openings are sheeted with plywood. First and second floor windows, in line with one another but offset to right of ground floor openings, are now infilled. Top floor windows diminish in height, and all cills are painted granite. House separated from footpath by wall which comprises a rendered and chamfered plinth surmounted by a rendered brick wall which returns on either side of entrance steps. Right gable is abutted by lower building; exposed section of wall is rendered. Left gable forms party wall with adjoining house (HB 16/28/084b). No access could be gained to rear elevation.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

First appears in Valuation Revision book entry of 1879, the lessor being John Nesbitt, whose name is associated with a number of houses built hereabouts at this time (HB16/28/083, /084B, /100A,B). Primary Sources: 1.Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI – VAL 12B/22/14C, p.133 (house no.4); 2.Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI - VAL 12E/125/1/13.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Right one of a pair of three-storey/ two-bay houses. One of a number of mid-Victorian houses of broadly similar style along this street.

General Comments

Date of Survey

28 March 2000