Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB19/01/076 B

Address :
The Lodge 8 Lower Ballinderry Road Upper Ballinderry County Antrim BT28 2EP

Townland:
Ballyscolly

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
03/12/2012 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Outbuildings

Former Use
Gates/ Screens/ Lodges

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
164/02

IG Ref:
J1606 6714

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A single-storey two-bay square-plan gate lodge built in the mid 19th century; with single-storey flat roof 20th century additions. Located at the former principal entrance to Oatland Cottage (HB19/01/079A), off the Lower Ballinderry Road. Natural slate pyramidal roof with leaded hips; centrally located red-brick chimney with moulded cornice course; single octagonal moulded clay pot. Cast-iron rainwater goods; semi-circular gutters and circular downpipes. Coursed rubble basalt with smooth rendered rusticated long-and-short quoins; projected chamfered plinth course; smooth rendered eaves course with cavetto moulding. 6/6 timber sliding sash with horns; rough red-brick surrounds (painted to look more regular shaped) and large rectangular masonry cills. Timber four-panelled door with brass ironmongery; surrounds as windows. The principal elevation faces east and is symmetrically arranged. The front door is centrally positioned with single windows to either side. The left elevation is symmetrically arranged; two windows. The rear elevation is abutted by a utilitarian flat-roofed, cement rendered extension c.1960. The right elevation matches the left. Setting: The gate lodge is located immediately adjacent to the Lower Ballinderry Road, which runs parallel to the south. The site is accessed via wrought-iron gates and robust chamfered piers with plinth and cornice surmounted by a reeded cap; adjoining curved low rise matching parapet wall. Garden to the north with mature trees beyond. The grounds to the main building to which the gate lodge formerly served are located to the east; accessed via a timber vehicular gate. Lamp standard on avenue leading to main house. Roofing: Slate Walling: Rubble basalt Windows: 6/6 timber sliding sash RWG: Cast-iron

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The gate lodge to Oatland Cottage first appears on the third edition Ordnance Survey map of 1900-01 where it is simply recorded as ‘Lodge’ and is depicted as a small square structure located to the south of the main house at the entrance to the road between Upper and Lower Ballinderry. Oatland Cottage was occupied by members of the Walkington family; the first recorded, Thomas Walkington, lived at the cottage from at least 1830 and owned a number of corn mills in the area. Prior to 1889 Oatland Cottage was valued at £40 in Griffith’s Valuation (1859) and the subsequent early editions of the Annual Revisions; however, in 1889 the value of the house was reduced to £38 when a separate valuation record was created for its gate lodge. This indicates that the gate lodge could have been built pre-1859 when the property was first valued at £40 (although there is no evidence available that gives the exact construction date). From 1889 the gate lodge was valued at £2 and was occupied by Henry Prichard, a local labourer between 1889 and c.1913. Prichard let the gate lodge from Samuel Walkington who took over possession of Oatland Cottage from 1874. The census of 1901 tells us that Prichard (58) was a widower and lived at the lodge with his daughter Annie Matchett (31) and her two infant children. Annie’s husband was not recorded; however both of her children, James Henry (3) and Isaac Matchett (1), were born in Belfast indicating that their father was based there. By the 1911 Census a third child, William Matchett (8), had been born in Belfast, however, by this time Annie Matchett was a widow and after her fathers death c.1913 she occupied the house until the end of the Annual Revisions in 1929. The census building returns described the gate lodge as a 2nd class slate roofed dwelling which consisted of between two and three rooms; the only significant change between 1901 and 1911 was the change in lessor from Samuel Walkington to his relative Maria Walkington in c.1903. Dean describes the gate lodge at Oatland Cottage as a ‘neat single-storey three-bay under a hipped roof. Georgian paned windows in very black basalt with contrasting red brick dressing.’ Brett tells us that Oatland Cottage was built between 1810 and 1820; Dean suggests that the gate lodge was constructed c. 1860 during the occupation of Thomas Walkington, the first recorded occupant (Brett, p. 198; Dean, p. 23). The gate lodge continues to be occupied and is now known as ‘the Lodge;’ the 1971 Ordnance Survey map shows that the current concrete extension constructed to the west side of the building had been built by that time and is now used as a modern garage. References: Primary Sources 1. PRONI VAL/1/A/1/63 – Field Map c.1830 2. PRONI VAL/1/B/167 – Townland Valuation c. 1830 3. PRONI OS/6/1/63/1 – First Edition OS Map 1832 4. PRONI OS/6/1/63/2 – Second Edition OS Map 1857 5. PRONI OS/6/1/63/3 – Third Edition OS Map 1900-1901 6. PRONI OS/6/1/63/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map 1920-1921 7. PRONI VAL/2/B/1/58 – Griffith’s Valuation 1859 8. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 A – Annual Revisions 1863-1879 9. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 B – Annual Revisions 1880-1888 10. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 C – Annual Revisions 1888-1901 11. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 D – Annual Revisions 1902-1912 12. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 E – Annual Revisions 1913-1929 13. Census 1901 / 1911 14. Ordnance Survey Map 164-2 (1971) Secondary Sources 1. Brett, C. E. B., ‘Buildings of County Antrim’ Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1996. 2. Dean, J. A. K., ‘The gate lodges of Ulster: A gazetteer’ Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1994. Online Resources 1. Glenavy History: http://www.glenavyhistory.com/ (Genealogy website). 2. Dictionary of Irish Architects: http://www.dia.ie/

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation H-. Alterations detracting from building J. Setting K. Group value

Historic Interest

R. Age X. Local Interest

Evaluation

The single-storey, two-bay, square-plan gate lodge of Oatland Cottage(19/01/076A), built in the mid 19th century. Externally the gate lodge has retained its character, relating directly to the materials, proportions and style of the main house which it once served. In its original setting, with adjacent woodland, it has group value with Oatland Cottage, representing one of the distinct periods and styles in its evolution. Despite alterations to its interior and the addition of a utilitarian single-storey flat roofed extension, during the 20th century, it is a significant part of an interesting group of historic buildings and adds value to the heritage of Lisburn.

General Comments

Additional Listing Criteria: R - Age;

Date of Survey

12 January 2011