Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/16/010

Address :
30 Cregganduff Road Cregganduff Newry BT35 9BT

Townland:
Creggan Duff

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
26/01/2023 00:00:00

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:
274/12SE

IG Ref:
H9346 1782

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A single storey four bay lobby entry vernacular dwelling house with projecting entrance porch to west, pre-dating 1835 1st ed OS map, having attached two-storey byre aligned to south. Located to the west of Cregganduff Road, at the end of a 150m gated laneway. Asymmetrical principal elevation to west. Natural slate pitched roof having black terracotta ridge tiles. Two-stage cement render over brick chimney to south, two-stage redbrick chimney to north with modern chimneypot. Replacement metal and uPVC rainwater goods. Limewashed render over rubblestone walling. Square-headed openings, narrow smooth render margins, painted concrete sills. Fixed pane timber-framed window to left and right bays, timber-framed top-hung casement window to central bay. Projecting porch having pitched natural slate roof and profiled timber bargeboard, limewashed rubblestone walling. Replacement timber sheeted glazed door. North elevation has single three over three timber sliding sash window. East elevation has pair of one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and a single six-over-three timber sliding sash window. Two-storey two-bay attached byre (outbuilding 2) to south with natural slate pitched roof, no rainwater goods. West elevation having timber sheeted three quarter door to ground floor opening and timber sheeted door to upper floor. East elevation having timber sheeted doors to ground and first floors and projecting double flight of stone and concrete steps with quarter turn leading to first floor. Walling rubblestone, limewashed to first floor level. Associated outbuildings are located to east (outbuilding 1; c1885), west (outbuilding 3; c1885) and north (outbuilding 4; pre 1835). A further outbuilding (5) is a more recent addition to the site and of no interest. Outbuilding 1 is a single-storey single-bay barn with pitched corrugated metal roof, no rainwater goods, limewashed rubblestone walling. Principle elevation faces east having double-width opening and corrugated metal pediment. All other elevations blank. Outbuilding 3 is a single-storey two-bay byre with replacement pitched natural slate roof, black terracotta ridge tiles and concrete skews. Replacement metal rainwater goods. Walling limewashed rubblestone. Two timber sheeted doors having strap hinges to principle east elevation. Outbuilding 4 is a single storey, three bay byre. Left and centre bay predate 1835 1st edition map, right hand bay is a later addition of c1885. Pitched roof of corrugated metal, timber bargeboards, no rainwater goods. Limewashed rubblestone walls to three elevations, exposed rubblestone to rear. Main elevation faces south-east. Timber sheeted door to left bay, timber frame with missing door to centre bay, timber framed fixed pane window to right hand bay. Timber sheeted door having strap hinges to north-east elevation. Remaining elevations blank. Setting: Complex sits to the west of Cregganduff Road on low-lying land within the valley of the Creggan River and at the end of a laneway. Laneway terminates at roadside in wrought iron gate, having rubblestone and concrete block piers. Concrete block and concrete rendered walling encloses the site to south and west, abutting outbuildings 1, 2, 3 and 4. Principal elevation of dwelling house faces west, away from the entrance laneway. Second pedestrian entrance having concrete block piers and metal gate to west of dwelling house. Dwelling house and outbuildings 3 and 4 are arranged around a farmyard, ground surface partially formed of a natural rocky outcrop. Roofing: Natural slate, corrugated tin Walling: Random rubblestone, render Windows: Replacement timber sliding sash, casement, fixed pane RWG: Replacement metal and uPVC

Architects

Historical Information

The current dwelling house with attached byre is shown on the first edition OS map of 1835 as a structure of vernacular proportions with two outbuildings to the west, one of which (outbuilding 4 – see plan) appears to have survived. The length and position of the dwelling suggests that the attached byre is present at this time (outbuilding 2). The dwelling did not reach the threshold for inclusion in the Townland Valuation of the 1830s. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (1864), Owen McKenna leased the house from the representatives of John J Bigger, the house being valued at £1.10s. The house has remained in the McKenna family until the present day and they are recorded as resident in the censuses of 1901 and 1911. In 1901 Thomas McKenna, farmer and Irish speaker lived in this house with his wife, six children and an employee, an agricultural labourer. The 1911 census saw Thomas McKenna still resident, with a 7th child now in the house. The building return indicates that the house was roofed with non-perishable materials, most likely slates, at this point and had three rooms with three windows to the front elevation, a layout which it retains today. Outbuildings included a stable, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house, boiling house and barn. The third edition OS map of 1906/7 shows that outbuildings 1 and 3 have been added to the site, and these buildings therefore date to the second half of the nineteenth century. A further bay was also added to the north east of outbuilding 4 at this time. The house was revalued in 1934 and consisted of a sitting room, kitchen and bedroom. Dimensions are given for a single storey slated dwelling house, 47x17x12 feet. Thomas McKenna, most likely the son who is listed in the 1911 census, is still resident and a Thomas McKenna is the occupant throughout the period of valuations up until 1972. Outbuilding 5 is not shown on historic maps and is therefore a recent addition to the site. Discussions with the present owner have revealed his belief that outbuilding 4 was the original dwelling house on the site and therefore predates the current dwelling house. If so, this building would have been an early two room dwelling, possibly of 18th century origin, prior to changing use. Building 4 faces towards the entrance laneway. The unusual orientation of the current dwelling house, whereby it faces away from the laneway may be accounted for by the desire to create an intercommunicating relationship between the old and new houses and also by the former position of the ‘haggard’ where piles of grain sheaves were stacked. The dwelling may have been constructed to allow room for the haggard at the rear of the dwelling house. References: Primary Sources: 1. PRONI OS/6/2/28/1 First Edition Six Inch OS map (1835) 2. PRONI OS/6/2/28/2 Second Edition Six Inch OS map (1862) 3. PRONI OS/6/2/28/2 Third Edition Six Inch OS map (1906/7) 4. PRONI VAL/12/B/12/2A-E (1859-1923) Annual Revision Lists, ED Cloghoge 5. PRONI VAL/12/B/15/7A (1924-1929) Annual Revision Lists, ED Creggan 6. PRONI OS/6/2/28/3 Third Edition Six Inch OS map (1906-7) 7. PRONI VAL/3/C/2/12 (1935-1957) First General Revaluation, Rural District of Newry, Vol 1 8. PRONI VAL/3/D/2/6/H/3 (1933-57) Valuer’s RV Binder, ED Creggan 9. PRONI VAL/4/B/2/21 (1956-72) Second General Revaluation, Rural District of Newry, No 2 10. PRONI OS/6/2/28/4 Fourth Edition Six Inch OS map (1956-7) Secondary Sources: 11. Gailey, Alan (1984) Rural Houses of the North of Ireland Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers Online Sources: 12. Griffith’s Valuation (www.askaboutireland.ie) (1847-64) 13. Census of Ireland (National Archives: Census of Ireland) (1901, 1911)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

R. Age X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Single-storey four-bay lobby-entry vernacular dwelling with attached byre, pre-dating first edition OS map (1835). Associated detached outbuildings to west and east of dwelling. Some fabric replacement, notably roof (although historic records indicate that the house was slated in the early 20th century) and windows to main elevation. However, the group has retained its vernacular character and much of its historic fabric, making a significant contribution to local rural landscape and built heritage.

General Comments

Date of Survey

06 October 2022