Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/12/013 A

Address :
Rosetta Rostrevor Road Warrenpoint Newry Co Down BT34 3RT

Townland:
Moygannon

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
12/01/1982 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:
277/10

IG Ref:
J1631 1831

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A much altered and extended double-pile single storey early 19thC house set in mature gardens in a coastal
setting. The front pile (to road) was originally five bays wide but has been extended by two bays at left-end. The rear pile (to sea) was also five bays wide but has also been extended by two bays at left end and one bay at right-end. Each bay is numbered as the house now appears (from left on each façade). Hipped natural slate roof aligned N-S. The valley between the two piles has been raised and is flat. All chimneystacks are rendered corbelled and painted. The front pile has two chimneystacks - one between bays 3 and 4 and one between bays 6 and 7 on front pile, both with decorative octagonal pots. An additional chimneystack in valley between bays 3 and 4. The rear pile has three chimneystacks –between bays 3 and 4, bays 4 and 5, and between bays 5 and 6 (as viewed from E). Modern ogee aluminium rainwater goods. The rear (E) pitch has two large modern skylights to N end. Walls are cement dashed and painted with smooth indented basecourse, and smooth rendered architraves to all openings. The main (front) façade faces west. The fifth bay of front pile is abutted by a porch with steeply pitched natural slate roof and plain eaves board with sheeted rafter tails. Walls are as façade. Front (W) gable has a fixed timber 2x2 margin paned window with painted cill. Over is a narrow Gothic-headed niche with smooth rendered and painted architrave and plain flush cill. Niche has a modern light-fitting inset. Right (S) cheek of porch is blank and its left (N) cheek contains the front door. Door is six-panelled (top two smaller) with brass furniture. This cheek has banded rustication, and smooth architrave around door with stucco key-block. Each remaining original bay has a reproduction 8/8 exposed box sliding sash window with painted cill with the exception of the second bay. This bay has a modern canted extension with hipped natural slate roof. Its roof and walls match the main block. Each of the five cheeks of the canted bay has a 6/6 window (all with heavy glazing bars). Left bay has a single modern 6/6 sliding sash window to exposed left side. The two bays at left end are a modern extension and have been constructed in the former domestic yard. Abutting their left end is a two-storey block aligned W-E and linking with extension to rear pile. It has a pitched natural slate roof with plain modern bargeboards, modern ogee gutters and dashed walls. It is a former stable block converted to domestic accommodation. All details are stylistically sympathetic to rest of house. It has an open porch on its front (W) gable with half-hipped natural slate roof and open timber framing its cheeks. Inside is a reproduction six-panelled timber door with flanking 2x3 paned sidelights. Chimney rises from wall head where it abuts main block. Left elevation of the two storey block has a tripartite window (containing three 4/4 reproduction sashes) to ground floor and 6/6 window in a wall-head dormer at first floor. Left end is abutted by lean-to chimneyed boiler house with louvred door to right cheek and a 6/3 sash window to its left cheek. Rear (E) gable of the two-storey block has reproduction door to left end, a 6/3 sliding sash to its right, and a 6/6 sash window to first floor. The rear pile is now eight bays wide. The left two bays are a modern extension and are only the depth of this pile. The right-hand bay (linking to the two-storey section) is also modern. Each bay of the two left bays has a 6/6 reproduction sash window (as are all other windows). The third bay from left was the end bay of the original house; it has a single window. The fourth bay from left has a canted bay with 6/6 sliding sash to front and a 2/2 sash to each cheek. Cill is at ground level. The fifth bay (roughly central on this elevation) has a full height bow window. Conical natural slate roof (tied into main roof) with moulded gutters (cut into small segments to take the curve). It has two 9/6 sliding sash windows at sides and a reproduction pair of 2x5 paned French windows to centre. Sixth and seventh bays each have a 6/6 sash window. The extreme right bay has a large tripartite window containing three 9/6 sliding sashes, with common concrete cill. The right gable of the house has to its front pile a small 6/3 sash window at right. To its rear pile is the aforementioned single-storey two-bay extension. This extension has a hipped natural slate roof and is detailed to match the main house. Its left (W) cheek has a modern door and two 6/6 sliding sash windows (one to each bay). Its end (S) gable has two similar windows. Its right cheek has already been described under the seaward elevation of the rear pile. Setting Set in mature grounds with planted area to W. Bounded to main road by low random rubble wall. Entrance at right (S) end comprises a pair of wrought-iron gates with pointed heads and dogbars hung from strap-pointed ashlar granite posts with pyramidal copings. Small single storey/ two bay lodge (HB16/12/013B) on west side of entrance but now separate.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Shown on the 1834 OS 6” map having the rear bow bay on the rear right end (as viewed from sea); cited as ‘Rosetta’. Cited in the First Valuation (1835) as being occupied by Mrs Head and measuring 76ft x 35ft x 8ft, with two returns. Probably erected around the same time as Moygannon (HB16/12/011B) and Clooneavin (HB16/12/012), ie c.1810. The 1859 map shows an extension to the right of the bow bay (as viewed from sea). Noted in the 1863 Second Valuation book as “rebuilt” – this probably refers to its extension. Noted in this entry as “a very nice little mansion villa prettily situated on shore but a little exposed – has been greatly improved by present occupant”. Primary sources 1. OS 6” map, 1834, Co Down sheet 54 (PRONI – OS 6/3/54/1). 2. First Valuation book, 1835 (PRONI – VAL 1B/361, p.141). 3. OS 6” map, 1859, Co Down sheet 54 (PRONI – OS 6/3/54/2). 4. Second Valuation book, 1863 (PRONI – VAL 2B/3/61B, p.21).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

This attractive single storey 19thC house is located in an exposed but mature coastal garden. The original house is small and double pile. It has been much extended over recent years. Generally the extensions are in keeping although they do dilute the simple character of the original house and make the overall composition sprawl a little.

General Comments

Date of Survey

24 November 1999