Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB17/08/042

Address :
28 Ballynanny Road Banbridge Co Down BT32 5JZ

Townland:
Ballynafoy

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
Yes

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
238-1

IG Ref:
J1424 4145

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A symmetrical four bay-single-storey-with-attic rubble stone and lime rendered former dwelling with projecting gabled porch, pre-dating 1833 and located to the south side of Ballynanny Road west of Loughbrickland. Rectangular plan with projecting porch to front and slated L-shaped lean-to outshot (lower) to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles, raised tiled verges and four rendered chimneystacks; two metal skylights to southeast pitch; timber bargeboards to gable of porch. Plastic rainwater goods. Walling is limewashed lime render over rubble stone. Vestigial timber sash windows throughout, mainly 6/6 with projecting stone sills. The principal elevation faces southeast and is symmetrically arranged with two windows to either side of projecting gabled porch; porch has original vertically-sheeted timber battened door in simple timber architrave. The southwest gable has 1/1 window (without glazing) to centre at attic. The northwest elevation (rear) has L-shaped lean-to outshot to centre with 2/4 window and 6/3 window to left section; projecting right section is blank. 4/4 bi-partite window to either side of lean-to, diminutive 2/2 window also at right. The northeast gable has diminutive window to attic and 6/6 window to ground floor right. Setting: Situated at the end of a laneway to the south side of Ballynanny Road; to front is a concrete yard with modern corrugated tin agricultural cattle-shed facing the house. House slightly elevated on a grassy verge, rising to steep verge at rear. Some rubble stone outbuildings to south. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Lime render over rubble stone Windows: Original timber sash RWG: Plastic

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The present dwelling house predates the first edition OS map of 1833 and is shown as a rectangular structure on much the same plan as today with outbuildings to the west and south (now gone). The setting is a rural one and has changed little in the period since the early nineteenth century maps were drawn up, with an orchard to the rear of the house and tree-lined field boundaries shown on the first and second editions. The second edition (1859) shows the addition of a porch to the front elevation. Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) lists the property as the home of James Mulligan and intriguingly notes it to be a ‘caretaker’s house’. The farm of over 34 acres is leased from the representatives of Francis Crossley and the buildings are valued at £3.10s. References: Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/3/34/1 First Edition OS Map 1833 2. PRONI OS/6/3/34/2 Second Edition OS map 1859 3. PRONI OS/6/3/34/3 Third Edition OS Map 1902-3 4. PRONI OS/6/3/34/4 Fourth Edition OS Map 1903-18 5. Griffiths Valuation online (1863)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A symmetrical four bay-single-storey-with-attic, rubble stone and lime rendered dwelling with projecting gabled porch, pre-dating 1833. Much historic fabric and detailing survive and this substantial farmhouse is likely to have belonged to a holding of some standing. An increasingly rare surviving example of the vernacular tradition, distinguished by a development of formality, the building is an important representative example of vernacular building practices and the improvements reflecting the owner's circumstances, perhaps as a land agent. The building has been demolished.

General Comments

Date of Survey

11 May 2012