Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB17/01/009

Address :
'Centre Feature' of Traffic Island Castle Street Gilford Banbridge Co Down

Townland:

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Survey 2:
D1 Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:

Former Use

Conservation Area:

Industrial Archaeology:

Vernacular:

Thatched:

Monument:

Derelict:
Demolished

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OS Map No:
201-14

IG Ref:
J0666 4846

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A former cast-iron lamp standard located at the traffic island at the junction of Castle St, Gilford. Now removed. The First Survey card records: ‘1909. The central feature of a traffic island at the junction of Castle Hill and Hill Street, is formed by a C.I. lamp standard. above a splayed and chamfered base a slim attached columns with foliated caps and scotia – profile plinths rise to a multi – foil with foliated and decorated cap, above this a standard rises to the lamp. The lamp is modern and completely alters the form of the monument. “erected by the inhabitats of Gilford in memory of Hugh Dunbar McMaster Esq. J.P. 1907” Date of visit: 29.9.70’

Architects

Historical Information

N/A

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A former cast-iron lamp standard located at the traffic island at the junction of Castle St, Gilford. Now removed.

General Comments

Partial Survey Only

Date of Survey

14 March 2012