Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/25/005

Address :
10 Canal Street Newry Co Down BT35 6JB

Townland:
Lisdrumgullion

---

Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
11/11/1981 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

---

OS Map No:
266/7 NW

IG Ref:
J0853 2673

---

Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Three storey (+ basement)/ two bay building on west side of Canal Street. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimney to each gable; that to left is dashed and that to right is smooth rendered and coped. Semicircular metal rainwater goods with downpipe to right. Left bay is half the width of right bay. East elevation (façade) is painted lined render with a raised chamfered base course and raised eaves course. Single granite step leads to main entrance, set off-centre on left bay. Door is ten panelled timber (top and bottom two horizontal). Door is flanked by two paned sidelights with painted granite cills and mesh grills over. Above door and sidelights is a decorative radial fanlight. All are set within a semi-elliptical headed opening with render architrave, scrolled to base and with a raised reeded keystone and ears to each side. To ground floor right are two 1/1 sliding sash windows. Each has a moulded rendered cill and a render architrave with scrolled base, eared head with decorative rosette over. There are three equally spaced windows to each upper floor. Those to first floor are detailed as ground floor but share a continuous moulded cill course which is supported by paired corbels below each window jamb. Those to second floor are 2/2 (vertically divided) sliding sashes with decorative rendered architraves (plainer than those below). They also share a continuous moulded cill course (damaged to right), but are diminished in height. South gable is abutted by a lower building. Exposed section is smooth rendered. North gable is abutted by an adjacent property. Again, the exposed section of wall is smooth rendered. West (rear) elevation is completely abutted by a contemporary inverted L-shaped three-storey (+ basement) return; the section abutting the rear of the main house will be denoted Block 1 and the section at right angles Block 2. Both blocks share a corrugated asbestos roof, hipped at right end of Block 1 and gabled to left end of Block 2; the latter also has a single dashed chimney on rear gable. Walls of both blocks to rear yard are modern wet dashed cement with an attractive carved sandstone eaves course, consisting of a fluted frieze and moulded head. The right cheek of Block 1 is flush with left elevation of main building. It has two granite steps to a reproduction six panelled painted timber door with sidelights and semicircular fanlight (over door only). This door is accessed through a coach arch belonging to the adjoining property (no.8). There is a single modern painted timber casement window to each upper floor, each with a granite cill; the first floor opening has been infilled between the present window and original cill. The rear wall of Block 1 is a single opening wide. There is a lean-to outhouse to ground floor with corrugated metal roof, dashed walls, and t+g sheeted door. On the rear wall, just above the roof, is a modern four paned painted timber fixed window. To each upper floor is a single window as those to right cheek (again the first floor window is smaller than the original opening). Block 2 has a smooth rendered gable and left wall. Gable has a modern timber window to first floor and one to second. Left elevation is abutted by returns of no.12 and has a single modern painted timber window to first floor left. Right elevation (facing yard) has four equally spaced modern painted timber windows, all with granite cills, to each floor. Those to ground and first floors are fixed four-pane with two-paned transoms over (that to ground floor right is partially obscured by outhouse). Those to second floor are fixed single-pane timber with a top opening transom. Below second ground floor window from left is a small pair of t+g sheeted doors in former window opening leading to basement. There was formerly a window to the left of this opening, and two to right (in line with those to ground floor), now infilled and rendered over (only now visible from inside).

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A house is shown at this location on the 1835 OS town map. It is described in the 1838 Valuation as 27ft6in x 38ft x 33ft6in and was occupied by John Treanor. Similar measurements given in 1863 Valuation. The 1884 Valuation revision entry suggests the house was extensively refurbished as its valuation increases from £20 to £45. It is now described as a house, saw mill and offices occupied by Alexander Wheelan (a well know building contractor of the day). The 1914 entry notes the sawmill at rest. From 1920 onwards, the Royal Irish Constabulary take up residence, having expanded from the premises next door (12 Canal St), which had been a police station since 1865. Sources: 1. PRONI – VAL 1D/3/8E (1835 map); 2. PRONI –VAL 1B/246C, p.58 (1838 valuation); 3. PRONI –VAL 2B/2/39B (1863 valuation); 4. PRONI –VAL 12B/15/1A, p.178 (valuation revision); 5. PRONI –VAL 12B/22/18C, p.39.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion D. Plan Form H+. Alterations enhancing the building I. Quality and survival of Interior

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

A late 18th- early 19th century townhouse with complete plan form, attractive staircase and partly surviving interiors (notably the staircase and reeded doorcases). The side entrance to living quarters and stairs to rear of house is of particular interest and can be seen only in a small number of Newry properties including: 12 Canal Street (HB16/25/035) and 18 Castle Street (HB16/28/056A). The front elevation has applied late Victorian ornamentation but this has not detracted from the overall quality of the building.

General Comments

Date of Survey

01 June 1998