Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB23/06/002

Address :
Mausoleum Balloo House Balloo Road Bangor Co Down

Townland:

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Survey 2:
D1 Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Mausoleum

Former Use
Mausoleum

Conservation Area:

Industrial Archaeology:

Vernacular:

Thatched:

Monument:

Derelict:

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OS Map No:
131/04

IG Ref:
J5076 7953

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

The structure has been demolished and the site cleared. The site now houses a park and wind turbine. The First Survey card records: ‘Tomb built into rocky mound with field rubble walls, flat arch entrance recess to E & flat curved roof rendered over. Above bricked-up inner entrance is inscription "The Tomb of William Nicholson Esq. - 30 Jan. 1792". Recent white marble slab on S. wall of entrance records "Wm. W. Steele-Nicholson Born 1772 - Died 1840" & other members of family up to recent times. Tomb appears as "Mausoleum" on O.S. Map of 1833. Date of visit: 13/12/73'

Architects

Historical Information

N/A

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

The structure has been demolished and the site cleared. The site now accommodates a park and wind turbine

General Comments

Partial Survey Only

Date of Survey

20 August 2010