Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB19/21/007

Address :
140 Upper Dunmurry Lane Dunmurry Co. Antrim BT17 0HE

Townland:
Dunmurry

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Survey 2:
B+

Date of Listing:
02/12/1977 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Religious 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:
146/11NW

IG Ref:
J2834 6992

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A two-storey, with attic over, multi-bay Edwardian house, designed in the arts-and-craft style, dating from 1909. Primarily oblong plan form with projecting bays. Located off the north end of Upper Dunmurry Lane, opposite the Kilwee industrial estate, northwest of Dunmurry. Pitched roof with Westmoreland Green slates with clay ridge tiles which incline towards gable. Simple moulded stone coping over gable ends with matching corbel at eaves. Double kneeler stones at gable shoulder and apex stone with increased incline. Clipped verge over coping stone. Tall Jacobean stone chimney pots on roughcast brick chimneystacks; arranged in five clusters varying in numbers. Extruded metal rain waters goods throughout. Walling is natural finished roughcast with natural finished stone surrounds and details. Windows are metal framed side hung and fixed leaded lights with long-and-short stone surrounds and label mouldings over principal openings. Where they are grouped in two or more, they are divided by stone mullions. The principal door is timber double door with split Tudor arch glazed panel, with original ironmongery. The principal elevation faces south and is asymmetrically arranged. The front entrance of located of centre to the left and is flanked by matching two-storey gabled bays. The front door is located under a timber lean-to porch and inset into a carved stone surround, flanked by two fixed replacement lights encompassed by decorative squared rubble stone detailing. The windows to the projecting bays are tall lights grouped in fours at ground floor and threes at first floor. To the right, the ridge line drops with a large dormer located off centre to the right. Smaller windows asymmetrically arranged at first floor with a large lean-to green house abuting the ground floor. The left elevation is asymmetrically arranged with three original window openings, two of which are located on the ground floor with one on the first floor plus one new opening with fairly sympathetic surrounds, despite a uPVC window frame. The corbel stone detail continues across the eaves line. A leaded light gablet is located over the ridge line of the projecting bay. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged with the two-storey gabled projecting bay located to the right. The bay has a lowered ridge and eaves lines, however, retains the detailing. The rear door is located left off centre on the projecting bay. The door is inset into a Tudor-arched carved stone surround, with further decorative squared rubble stone. A pair of square windows are located to the right, with a large stone canopy over, supported by a pair of carved stone canopy brackets. Above the canopy is the date stone inscribed with 1909 and the architects initials. PMJ (Percy Morgan Jury). To the left of the first floor window openings there is a Gothic style blank, inserted at a later date. The remaining are original openings with steel frames and leaded lights. The right gable is asymmetrically arranged with varying original openings. A single-storey pitched roof, outbuilding, housing the boiler, abuts at the ground floor on the left. The house sits within its own formal gardens. A large portion of the original land was developed with two-storey suburban dwellings; however, the remaining grounds are well secluded from view. The grounds are accessed through a small gated entrance lined with mature trees. A large lawn is located to the southwest. A pair of curved stone steps lead from a paved area in front of the main porch to a sunken area with formally arranged, clipped hedgerows. To the south is a pair of wrought iron gates and stone piers with urns over and railings to the side, leading into a cultivating area with a small pond fed by a brook, to the east. Roofing Westmoreland green slates Walling Natural finish roughcast with stone detailing Windows Steel frame leaded lights RWG Extruded metal

Architects

Wightman, H.H.

Historical Information

Built in 1909, by local architect Percy Morgan Jury of Blackwood & Jury Architects, for his own occupation. The house does not appear on the OS map until 1925, where it is captioned “Brooklands”, however the date stone over the canopy on the rear elevation is inscribed with 1909 and the architects initials PMJ confirming both the build date and the architect. Percy Morgan Jury, a son of W.J. Jury, owner of the Imperial Hotel, Belfast, was born at Brooklands, Belfast, in 1875(DIA) which resulted in the naming of the house ‘Brooklands’. The dwelling was once embedded in a rich landscape, described as “in the depths of deep country and beautiful trees and meadows all around and even a view of the Mournes.” - Nancy Jury (Brett p. 212) Jury formed a partnership with William Blackwood in 1901, and the practice continued on, through his son Arthur Edward Jury until 1973. After a successful and well recognised career Percy Morgan left the practice in 1945 and died the same year. His wife continued to live Brooklands until 1949 when she too passed away. From 1949 to 1972, the dwelling was occupied by Alan Rogers, and then by Mr Donnelly until 1984. The building is currently used as the Radha Krishna Temple of the Hari Krishna Sect. (Brett p. 212) Original gate screen to North and outhouse to East of main house were removed during construction of Dunmurray By-pass c. 1986-7. (NIEA file) References – Primary sources 1. PRONI OS/6/1/64/3 – OS Map 1904 2. PRONI OS/6/1/64/4 – OS Map 1925 References – Secondary sources 3. CEB Brett – Houses of County Antrim – UAHS 1996 4. Directory of Irish Architects – www.dia.ie

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

Z. Rarity V. Authorship W. Northern Ireland/International Interest

Evaluation

An Edwardian house, built in 1909 in the arts-and-crafts style by the important local architect Percy Morgan Jury of Blackwood & Jury, for his own use. This building is an exceptional example of a house of this period, displaying all the traits of the Arts and Crafts style. It has retained almost all of its features of interest, making this a building rich in historic and architectural character. The original layout of the interior has remained unchanged and has also retained most features of interest including, plasterwork, joinery, ironmongery as well as the fireplaces and much of its flooring. The surrounding formal garden, mature trees and lawn, although depleted in size, also retain their essential character and compement the building. This building is of special interest and is a rare example of its kind in Northern Ireland.

General Comments

Date of Survey

02 June 2010