Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB19/15/018

Address :
Glen Shira 6 Forthill Lisburn County Antrim BT28 3BB

Townland:
Lisnagarvy

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
06/12/2013 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:
165/6

IG Ref:
J2679 6509

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A detached symmetrical polygonal single-storey three-bay red-brick bungalow in the Arts-and-Crafts style with an inverted V-plan, built c.1950 and located north of Fort Hill, Lisburn. Hipped roof with cedar shingles, steeply pitched with overhanging sprocketted eaves. Tall red-brick chimneystack to rear. Replacement aluminium ogee rainwater goods with original cast-iron downpipes and hoppers. Walling is stretcher-bonded red-brick with curved bricks at corners and decorative vertical brick course at plinth level. Windows are original multi-paned leaded steel casements made by Critall McKinney in hardwood sub-frames to eaves level with projecting brick sills; replacement aluminium window to kitchen in rear elevation; eyebrow dormer window to south; roof-light to east and west. The principal elevation faces south, comprising central entrance bay flanked by projecting wings at a 35 degree angle, each containing a window opening. Entrance is accessed by two semi-circular brick and slab stone steps and comprises double-leaf vertical-panelled Burma teak door with decorative cast-iron strap-hinges, finger-plates and round handles in a chamfered recess. Above entrance is eyebrow dormer window. The west elevation has two window openings. The north elevation has central section with side bays at a 35 degree angle to left and right; right bay contains, from right, projecting chimney-flue, slender leaded window and timber-sheeted door with transom light, accessed by three masonry steps; left bay contains window at far left. The central section has 2 Critall steel casement windows in a timber sub-frame and 1 replacement window to the kitchen. The east elevation has two window openings. Setting: Fort Hill is a mature elevated site overlooking Friends School playing fields to north and Wallace Park to south, containing a number of detached villas on large sites dating mainly from the Edwardian period. Glen Shira has a large lawned sloping garden to rear with unspoiled views over the playing fields; enclosed to all sides by mature trees and hedgerow. To west is the original red-brick garage with hipped shingle roof and original timber-sheeted up-and-over garage door; abutted by a timber-roof car-port. Small garden to front bounded to road by stone wall laid in courses with mature shrubbery. Roof: Hipped shingles Walling: Stretcher-bonded red-brick Windows: Mainly metal leaded casements RWG: Aluminium

Architects

Lewis, K. Francis

Historical Information

The current house was formerly known as ‘Vergemont’. It is not shown on historic map editions up to 1939 and is said to have been built c1952. The house was awarded "NI House of the Year" in 1952.(owner information) References: Primary Sources References: Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/1/68/5 – Fifth Edition OS Map 1939 Secondary Sources 1. Owner information

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation D. Plan Form H-. Alterations detracting from building I. Quality and survival of Interior J. Setting

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest Z. Rarity

Evaluation

'Glen Shira' is a detached polygonal single-storey three-bay red-brick bungalow in a free blending of Arts-and-Crafts and post-war styles, built c.1950 and located on a large elevated site in Forthill, Lisburn. The house was awarded "NI House of the Year" in 1952. Architectural detailing, including the majority of the leaded glazing, is largely intact and the house retains much of its early character and charm. The interior layout is largely unchanged and much of the historic fabric has survived. A fine example of post-war suburban design, Glen Shira is well-preserved and a relatively rare example of its type. Mostly Edwardian in character, the Fort Hill district of Lisburn is largely unspoiled and Glen Shira makes an important contribution to the heritage of the area.

General Comments

Date of Survey

11 January 2011