Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/25/006

Address :
The Yews 76a-76h Canal Street Newry Co Down BT35 6DX

Townland:
Lisdrumgullion

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
11/11/1981 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:
266/7 NW

IG Ref:
J0838 2707

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Group of two properties, now one complex of eight flats. This consists of two houses, both three and half storeys high facing north east. That to north has a lower roof set back from the street with pleasantly planted front garden. Vehicle entrance from road has been widened and gates removed. South building is three bays wide. Pitched, natural slate roof with corbelled eaves and slated verge. It has two large painted, cement rendered chimneys, one to right gable and other to front pitch on party wall between central and right bays. There are two large modern skylights to front pitch and a return roof ties into rear pitch. Rainwater goods are plastic, ogee profiled with downpipe between central and right bays. Wall to facade is painted lined render with painted base course and raised eaves course. There are two doors to ground floor. One to left and one to right bays. That to right is a single eight panelled painted timber door with plain glazed semicircular fanlight over, set within an undressed semicircular headed opening. On wall to its left is a modern intercom. A single granite step leads to door on left. It has a similar door and fanlight, but latter has a moulded render archivolt and opening is flanked by a pair of fluted Ionic pilasters on moulded bases and supporting a moulded frieze and dentilled cornice. Part of the frieze is missing. All windows to facade are 6/6 painted timber sliding sashes with painted granite cills. There is a single one to central bay at ground floor between the two entrance doors and three equally spaced to each upper floor, in line with openings below. Those to first floor are larger that those below and those to second floor and are diminished in height. North west gable is abutted by the lower block. Step is painted lined render without openings. South east elevation is unpainted lined render and all windows have painted granite cills. To ground floor right is a 6/6 sliding sash window. To first floor centre is a 4/4 sliding sash. To second floor left is a 3/3 sliding sash window and to right of centre in attic is a 2/2 sliding sash window. South west (rear) elevation is abutted by two returns and the eaves of the main roof level between the two has been raised. The wall between the two returns is smooth cement rendered with a window to each floor and a dormer at attic level (in raised eaves). All windows are modern stained timber 2/2 top hung casements and to ground floor is a modern stained timber door. Left return roof is a continuation of raised main roof. It has cement rendered walls. Between first and second floor and second and third floors are single 2/2 stained timber modern casements with thin concrete cills. Its right cheek is blank and its left cheek has a single doorway to left. Right return steps proud of left elevation of main block. Its roof is gabled and natural slated with a cement rendered chimney rising from wall head of right cheek. All walls are rendered and left, right and exposed rear walls are devoid of openings. Corner of right cheek and rear is chamfered to ground floor. Gable openings seem to have been altered (marks in render) and are all modern stained timber casements, two to ground first and second floors and a six paned modern casement to attic gable. North building is four bays wide and has a pitched natural slate roof traditional corbelled eaves and slated verge with a rendered chimney between central and right bay. Two large modern skylights to front pitch. Plastic ogee rainwater goods with down pipe between left and central bay. Bays are of uneven width, that to right bay is same size as other two joined together. Wall to facade is painted, lined render with raised eaves and painted basecourse. Main entrance is set in right hand bay. To ground floor right and consists of a doorway identical to that on left of south building entablature to this one is complete. This one however has a leaded peacock tailed fanlight. All windows to facade are 6/6 painted timber sliding sashes with painted granite cills. There are three equally spaced to ground floor left, and three to each upper floor above. To right bay is a single window on each upper floor, off-set to right of centre of the door on ground floor. South east gable forms party wall with south block. North west gable is cement rendered with a 3/3 modern top-hung timber window (no cills) to left and right at ground floor and a 6/6 sliding sash with painted granite cill at attic. South wets (rear) elevation is much altered with a modern return to right of centre and main eaves have been raised to right. Remaining original wall to left is painted cement render with a single 6/6 sliding sash window with cills to each upper floor. Original wall to right is painted render and has a single window to each floor. At ground floor is a modern top-hung window, to first is a 6/6 painted timber sliding sash with painted granite cill. To second floor is a four paned modern timber window and in raised wall head is a modern 2/2 window. Two storey return is unpainted cement rendered, wall above (raised above original eaves) has two modern timber windows. Return has a pitched artificial slate roof. To ground and first floors are single modern top hung windows. left and right cheek are devoid of openings.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Both houses are depicted on the 1835 OS town map. They are described in the 1838 Valuation as 23ft x 24ft x 23ft (north block), and 29ft x 26ft6in x 36ft (south block), and were occupied by William Bailie and Samuel Reid respectively. Their plan dimensions are broadly similar in the 1863 valuation. However, the height of the north block is given as 3.25 storeys, and the south block as 3.5 storeys – evidently the former unit has been raised a floor. The 1863 map shows an aviary in the rear garden of the south building. Sources: 1. PRONI - VAL 1D/3/8E (1835 map); 2. PRONI - VAL 1B/ 246C, p.45 (1838 valuation); 3. PRONI - VAL 12E/125/1/7 (1861 map); 4. PRONI - VAL 2B/2/69B (1863 valuation). 5. Archaeological Survey of Co. Down, p.427 (entry 417.18).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation H-. Alterations detracting from building

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Although retaining two attractive doorcases and general character, the building has been insensitively converted to flats.

General Comments

Date of Survey

24 May 1998