Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB20/12/043

Address :
Islandreagh Cottage 230 Belfast Road Dunadry Co Antrim BT41 2EZ

Townland:
Islandreagh

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
18/11/2009 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
112-03

IG Ref:
J1924 8556

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Detached three-bay one and half-storey rendered house, built c.1840, facing south and located at the end of a long lane north off the A6. Rectangular on plan with a central wallhead dormer above front entrance, central single-bay two-storey return/extension built c.1940 to rear adjoining a further single-bay single-storey extension to northwest with hipped natural slate roof, built c.1970. A further two-bay flat-roof single-storey garage abutting rear elevation and return to northeast, built c.1970. The roof is pitched natural slate with black clay ridge tiles and a yellow brick chimneystack rising from both gables having a cement cornice clay pots and lead flashing, synthetic covering to verge. Cast-iron half-round gutters on drive-in brackets to a smooth render eaves course, cast-iron downpipes. Solar panel to front pitch and Velux window to the rear pitch. Painted rough-cast rendered walling with a smooth render plinth course and render soldier quoins. Windows are square-headed with chamfered sandstone sills and timber sash windows. Principal elevation is symmetrical with a round-headed window opening to the wallhead dormer having a smooth render surround and keystone, 3/6 timber sash window with fanlight and ogee horns c.1990. To either side of the front entrance is a square-headed window opening with smooth render surrounds and keystone and 8/8 timber sash windows with angled horns and much cylinder glass. Central elliptical-headed front entrance with render reveals and a smooth render surround with keystone and plinth blocks. Replacement timber doorcase, c.1990 comprising square-headed door opening with a replacement flat-panelled timber door and Art Nouveau brass furniture. Door flanked by slender panelled pilasters, multi-pane sidelights on panels and a further pilaster to either end, a lintel cornice steps out to the pilasters. Original iron spoked fanlight spans doorcase. Door opens onto tiled concrete stepdown to front gravel area. West gable elevation has an attached timber conservatory erected c.1995, containing the two ground floor window openings. Square-headed window openings with smooth render surrounds, chamfered sandstone sills and 6/6 timber sash windows with no horns and some cylinder glass, angled horns to window on the ground floor, with a further 6 fixed pane timber window. North rear elevation is now obscured by the gable-ended single-bay two-storey 1940s extension with its catslide roof extending over the 1970s single-storey extension to the northwest which also obscures the rear elevation and extends slightly beyond the west gable; the east end of the rear elevation is obscured by the flat-roof garage. Replacement timber casements to the rear extensions. A square-headed door opening has a vertically-sheeted timber door opening onto a concrete step to a rear gravel yard. East gable elevation has three square-headed window openings with a further blocked up former opening, all having smooth render surrounds, chamfered sandstone sills and 6/6 timber sash windows, no horns to that on the first floor (taken from Ardnaveigh, and being repaired at time of survey) angled horns to those on the ground floor. Setting Set in fields down a long lane from the road with a garden and rear yard. Remnants of the rubble stone outbuildings remain to the northwest of the house, with a modern bungalow built to the west. Abutting the north end of the garage is a rendered wall with a decorative carved stone lintel and a pair of octagonal stone gate posts, and several stone architectural artefacts adorn the site (all added by the current owners during the last 30 years). A double-height corrugated iron hay barn is located to the northeast with a corrugated iron barrel roof. The landscaped grounds contain several mature trees with the gravel drive continuing south enclosed by traditional hedgerow and opening onto the A6. Roof: Pitched natural slate Walling: Painted rough-cast Windows: Timber sliding sashes Rainwater goods: Cast-iron half-round

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The current building first appears on the 1857 OS map, along with outbuildings. Griffiths valuation of 1859 records the occupier as Andrew Ross, leased from Maria Ward. The house is valued at £27.5s.0d. A smaller rectangular building appears on this site on the 1833 OS map, recorded in the Townland Valuation records as belonging to Thomas Griffiths and having a value of £2.15s.6d. The difference in value suggests that the earlier smaller building was replaced by the one recorded in 1857 which appears, stylistically, to date to c.1840. A central single-bay two-storey return/extension was added c.1940 to rear. Further extension to northwest built c.1970. A further two-bay flat-roof single-storey garage abutting rear elevation and return to northeast, also c.1970. Front door and surround renovated c.1990. Timber conservatory added c.1995. Primary Sources: 1. PRONI OS/6/1/50/1 – 1st Edition OS map (1833) 2. PRONI OS/6/1/50/2 – 2nd Edition OS map (1857) 3. PRONI VAL/1A/1/51 – Townland Valuation Map (1837) 4. PRONI VAL/1B/110 - Townland Valuation Fieldbook (1837) 5. PRONI VAL/2A/50C - Griffiths Valuation Map (1859) 6. PRONI VAL/2B/1/9 - Griffiths Valuation Fieldbook (1859)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation D. Plan Form I. Quality and survival of Interior J. Setting

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Detached three-bay one and half-storey rendered house, built c.1840. This symmetrical late Georgian one and a half storey cottage retains a wealth of original fabric with sympathetic repairs and replacement elements where they have been necessary. Later additions and extensions have been sympathetically detailed. It is a well-preserved example of the type and its modest proportions and scale add to its interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

24 September 2008