Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB03/17/019 B

Address :
8 Lime Market Street Coleraine Co. Londonderry BT52 1HD

Townland:
Coleraine and Suburbs

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
22/06/1977 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
28/09/2015 00:00:00

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Partially

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OS Map No:
13-13NW

IG Ref:
C8492 3213

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

The façade of a dilapidated two-storey mid-terrace former dwelling, built c.1840 and situated to the west side of Lime Market Street in Coleraine town centre. Rectangular on plan. Roofless and open to the elements; remnants of raised masonry verges to south side. No rainwater goods. Walling is semi-painted smooth render. Windows are 6/6 sash without horns and with projecting painted sill; boarded at ground floor. The principal elevation faces southeast and has two windows at first floor; large window opening to ground floor right is boarded and entrance door at left is missing. The southwest elevation is abutted by adjoining building (HB03/17/019A). The northwest (rear) elevation was not viewed, but has been partially demolished. The northeast elevation is abutted by adjoining building. Setting: Situated to the west side of a narrow street leading to the former entrance to the markets (HB03/17/008). The
setting has been much altered with the refurbishment of the surrounding buildings and the road laid with tarmac. Roof: Missing Walling: Painted smooth render Windows: 6/6 timber sash without horns RWG: None

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

No. 8 Lime Market Street, a mid-19th century two-storey two-bay dwelling, was constructed between 1830 and 1849-53 as part of the southern expansion of Coleraine in the early-Victorian period; the Ordnance Survey map for 1830 did not depict either No. 8 or the adjoining nos 4-6 Lime market Street (HB03/17/009A), however by the second edition of the maps in 1849-53, the terrace is clearly visible as a row of buildings on the western side of the street directly to the south of the Coleraine Markets (HB03/17/008 – completed in 1829). Griffiths Valuation (1858) records that No. 8 was owned by a Mr. John Boyd of Dundooan House (HB03/07/017) whose brother Thomas Boyd, owned the adjoining nos 4-6 Lime Market Street. John Boyd leased No. 8 as a storehouse to a Mr. James Moore; the Ulster Town Directories note that Moore was a spirit dealer and the proprietor of Coleraine Distillery which was located at nearby New Market Street, whilst Moore lived at a residence in the town known as Northbrook House (Ulster Town Directory – 1861). James Moore had vacated the property by at least 1865 when the former storehouse had been converted into a private dwelling and was occupied by a Mr. Thomas Clinton. Over the following two decades a number of tenants occupied No. 8 Lime Market Street on short-term leases; however in 1887 a Mr. Charles Dempsey took possession of the dwelling and resided there for over twenty years. The 1901 Census records that Dempsey (61, Roman Catholic) was a retired army pensioner who had served in the British Army as an Infantryman. In 1901 Dempsey resided at No. 8 Lime Market Street with his wife Ellen (58) and their three infant children; despite its size, the census building return described Dempsey’s house as a 1st class dwelling that consisted of eight rooms and possessed a turf house, a shed and a store as its sole out offices. Charles Dempsey vacated No. 8 Lime Market Street in 1909 when the house was acquired by Charles Hamill & Sons, coach builders who had established their coach factory at Lime Market Street in c. 1904; the workshop, which was located between No. 8 and the Market wall to the north, was valued at £7 10s in the Annual Revisions. Upon coming into possession of No. 8 Lime Market Street Charles Hamill & Sons utilised the two-storey house as their own private dwelling; the rate of the house and the adjoining factory was combined in 1918 when the total value of the site was set at £18. By the First General Revaluation of property in Northern Ireland in 1935, the house continued to be owned by a Mr. Archibald Hamill; however the Hamill family no longer resided at Lime Market Street but leased the two-storey house to a Mr. George McKee. In that year the value of the property stood at £9 10s., whilst Hamill’s adjoining workshop had been increased in value to £22. There was no further revaluation of the building for over two decades due to the disruption caused by the outbreak of the Second World War but in the 1950s the second revaluation (1956-72) increased the value of the house to £11. By the end of the revaluation in 1972 Archibald Hamill continued to lease No. 8 Lime Market Street to a Ms. Rebecca McKee whilst the adjoining coach factory had been converted into a modern warehouse valued at £110. The First Survey Image (not dated but likely dating from the First Survey visit of 1973) depicted the adjoining nos 4-6 Lime Market Street in a state of disrepair. The two-storey house was listed in 1977, however in recent years the building has fallen into an advanced state of disrepair. A field inspection has found that most of the original fabric has been lost and only the front façade now stands. References Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/5/7/1 – First Edition Ordnance Survey map 1830 2. PRONI OS/6/5/7/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey map 1849-50 3. PRONI OS/6/5/7/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey map 1904 4. PRONI OS/6/5/7/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey map 1923 5. PRONI OS/6/5/7/5 – Fifth Edition Ordnance Survey map 1949 6. PRONI VAL/2/B/5/3D – Griffith’s Valuation 1858 7. PRONI VAL/12/B/30/9A-P – Annual Revisions 1859-1931 8. PRONI VAL/3/B/6/3 – First General Revaluation of property in Northern Ireland 1935 9. PRONI VAL/4/B/5/2 – Second General Revaluation of property in Northern Ireland 1956-1972 10. Ulster Street Directories (1861-1918) 11. Census of Ireland (1901; 1911) 12. First Survey Record – HB03/17/009 (1973) 13. First Survey Image – HB03/17/009 (No Date) 14. Ordnance Survey map – 13-13NW3 (1967)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

No. 8 Lime Market Street, a mid-19th century two-storey two-bay dwelling, was constructed between 1830 and 1849-53. All that now remains is the front elevation with its original window and door openings - most of the rear wall and interior fabric having ben lost. This loss of historic fabric and detailing means that No8 is not of sufficient interest to warrant listing.

General Comments

This record was formerly known as HB03/17/009.

Date of Survey

05 December 2012