Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB09/07/019

Address :
Orange Hall 31 Main Street Coagh Cookstown BT80 0EN

Townland:
Coagh

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Hall

Former Use
Hall

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
125/03

IG Ref:
H8933 7852

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A detached two-storey multiple bay Orange Hall, built 1892. It is rectangular in plan with a pitched roof and gable ends. The northeast gable is the front elevation. This bay projects in front of the main gable forming a large single-storey porch area, which is clad in black basalt stone. The front northeast gable elevation has a single semi-circular headed central door opening with painted brick surround and cut-stone hood. The fanlight has 'Gothic' arched astragals and plywood panel infills. Above this is a plaster plaque set into the wall with the words “Orange Hall 1892” in relief. In the apex of the gable is an ocular window with a painted surround and flagpole base above. It is clad in squared basalt rubble stone with contrasting white mortar joints. The door is a square-headed double timber panelled door with glazed panels to the top and an unglazed ‘Gothic’ timber fanlight over. To the left of the elevation is a modern signboard for “Coagh and district Credit Union”. The side southeast elevation has black stone cladding to the porch area; there is unpainted render to the remainder. A square-headed window opening in the porch is filled in with the same stone cladding as the wall. It has a cut-stone sill and a surround, either in black brick or cladding panels. To the right of the main body of the building is a square-headed door opening with timber door and overlight. To the left is a door opening to the upper floor with metal external escape stair. There are two square-headed six-over-six timber sash windows with painted cut stone sills to the upper level. The rear southwest elevation is gable ended unpainted render with no openings. A small lean-to boilerhouse with rendered walls and artificial slate roof projects to the rear. The side northwest elevation is inaccessible but some window openings can be seen obliquely. External walls are stone-clad to the front porch and unpainted smooth render to the remainder. The roof is slate and pitched to the main house and two-storey return. The roof covering cannot be seen from the ground but may be artificial slate like the lean-to. Rainwater goods are a mixture of cast-iron and plastic. Setting: The hall faces the Main Street with its gable end but is set behind the building line, creating a small yard to the front which is surrounded by a wall a rendered wall with painted concrete coping and square corner and gate piers. This is clad with a decorative black tile to the front, similar to the cladding on the building. There is a painted iron pedestrian gate in line with the front entrance. The neighbouring buildings are mainly two-storey domestic. The set-back position of the hall reduces its prominence. A tall flagpole is situated next to the gate.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

This Orange Hall was built in 1892, on or close to a site, which appears to have been previously partly occupied by a blacksmith’s forge. References- Primary sources 2 PRONI VAL/12B/37/4D Annual valuation revision book, Coagh ED, 1882-91 3 PRONI VAL/12B/37/4E Annual valuation revision book, Coagh ED, 1892-98 4 PRONI VAL/12B/37/4F Annual valuation revision book, Coagh ED, 1899-1912 5 PRONI VAL/12E/169/1 Valuation plan of the town of Coagh, 1904(-08) 6 PRONI OS/8/79/1 OS town plan of Coagh, 1908 7 PRONI VAL/12B/37/4B Annual valuation revision book, Coagh ED, 1913-29 8 PRONI VAL/3B/7/4 First general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1935 9 PRONI VAL/3C/7/5 First general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1936-57 10 PRONI VAL/4B/6/6 Second general revaluation of Northern Ireland, Coagh ED, 1957-72

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This simply detailed Orange Hall is substantially original; with its bold painted mortar joints an eye-catching feature in the street. Stark and almost devoid of ornamentation it nonetheless is an appealing design and contributes to the architectural interest of the village.

General Comments

Date of Survey

11 February 2008