Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB20/08/052

Address :
Dunsilly House 105 Ballymena Road Dunsilly Antrim BT41 4NY

Townland:
Dunsilly

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
10/12/1974 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
04/02/1987 00:00:00

Current Use:
Demolished

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
Yes

Derelict:
Demolished

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OS Map No:
96-9 NE

IG Ref:
J1406 8889

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Demolished and replaced by new houses nearby. Described on the first survey in 1971 as “A five-bay two-storey rendered house. The roof is slated, each gable rises to a modern brick chimney. Sashed windows are of 12 panes. The entrance is contained in a decorated pilastered and triangular pedimented surround. The centre of the façade rises to a gable, attic window is semi-circular headed. Windows to two south bays are different in size on ground floor and at different levels on both floors compared with two northern bays. The drive is flanked by two large piers with ball finials at entrance."

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Precise date of building not recorded; but it appears on the OS map of 1832. It stood in the area of an ancient monument, SMR no. ANT 3. References – Primary Sources 1. OS Map 1832, Co Antrim 50. Secondary Sources 1. UAHS, Antrim and Ballymena (Belfast, 1969), p 30.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Demolished and replaced by new houses nearby.

General Comments

Date of Survey

06 November 2004