Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB05/08/066

Address :
29 Main Street Bushmills Co. Antrim BT57 8QA

Townland:
Clogher, North.

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
02/12/1980 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
02/06/2017 00:00:00

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
7/5SW

IG Ref:
C9401 4098

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

Two-storey three-bay painted rendered late-Georgian house. Located on the west side of Main Street in Bushmills at the northern end of the village, with the Bush River to the west, constructed prior to 1832. Rectangular plan-form with a modern single storey flat roof extension to the rear enclosed by a high curved rendered wall and timber gate. Fibre cement pitched roof has two unpainted rendered chimneystacks, centred on ridge, having both circular terracotta and octagonal shaped buff clay pots. Painted rendered walling; timber sliding sash windows on ground floor and casements on first floor, all on painted sills to front elevation; pitched slate roof has black clay ridge tiles and two unpainted chimney-stacks with terracotta and octagonal buff clay pots; uPVC rainwater goods throughout. Principal elevation faces North-east accessed via a paved footpath from the Main Street; four-bays wide on ground and three bays on first floor above, two right side bays are aligned with bays on ground floor; ground floor level contains a replacement timber four-panel door with a half-moon glazed panel above and a plain glazed transom light over, doorway not centred on elevation. South-east elevation is blank; walling has been re-rendered, topped by an unpainted rendered chimney-stack. South-west (rear) elevation is abutted on ground floor by a flat roof single storey extension having timber casement windows and a doorway to the SE side leading to the main house; main elevation (to the right side of single storey extension) has a timber casement window; first floor above has three timber casement windows on painted sills. Rear yard is enclosed by a high curved unpainted rendered wall having a timber gate and a metal fence to the left side. North-west elevation adjoined to neighbouring property No.27 Lower Main Street [HB05.08.067]. Setting: Located on the west side of Main Street in Bushmills at the northern end of the village, with the Bush River to the west, and south of Metal Row [HB05/08/070A-H]. Materials: Roof: Fibre cement RWGs: uPVC Walling: Painted render Windows: Timber sliding sash and timber casements.

Architects

Historical Information

No. 29 Main Street, a two-storey three-bay late-Georgian dwelling located on the west side of Main Street in Bushmills, was constructed immediately prior to 1832 as part of the reconstruction of the village in the early-19th century. The Bushmills Conservation Area Guide records that Bushmills was a significant settlement before the end of the 18th century but in the 1820s the village was extensively rebuilt by the MacNaghten family of Bushmills House (who had acquired the estate in 1787). The building, along with the adjoining No. 27 Main Street (HB05/08/067), was depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (1832) and Townland Valuation Town Plan (c. 1834). The contemporary Townland Valuation (1835) described No. 29 Main Street as a 1A class building (that is a new or nearly new slated building) that measured 30ft by 28ft and stood 20ft in height. The house was initially occupied by a Mr. Robert Dunlop and was valued at £9 and 10 shillings. There was little change to the layout of No. 29 Main Street by the mid-19th century and the second edition Ordnance Survey map (1855). The contemporary Griffith’s Valuation (1859) noted that the house was increased in value to £11 and 10 shillings and was leased by the MacNaghten family to Dr. Alexander S. Warke, a local surgeon who operated the Dispensary at the adjoining No. 27 Main Street. In the 1870s the house was occupied by a Mr. Samuel Doherty whose family continued to reside at the address until the 1920s. The 1901 Census of Ireland records that Samuel Doherty manufactured fishing tackle and occupied the house with his brother John. The accompanying census building return described No. 29 Main Street as a 1st class dwelling and shop that consisted of nine inhabited rooms and possessed a turf house as its sole out office. The contemporary Ordnance Survey Town Plan (1902) depicted the house as a simple square-shaped building that did not possess any extensions or significant outbuildings. The Doherty family vacated No. 29 Main Street in c. 1929 when the house was occupied by William John Sinclair, a local schoolmaster. Sinclair remained at the address until his death in 1939 after which point the house was occupied by his widow Elizabeth (PRONI Wills). Under the First General Revaluation of Property in Northern Ireland (1936-57) the total rateable value of the house was increased to £13. The valuer also noted that No. 29 Main Street was occupied by a Mr. Daniel Cochrane in 1948. Cochrane leased the site from the MacNaghten estate until at least the end of the Second General Revaluation (1956-72) at which time the value of the house had risen to £15 and 10 shillings. In 1972 the UAHS Guide for North Antrim described the buildings along Main Street in Bushmills in the following general terms: ‘A well-scaled street. Many good doorways and shopfronts remain, although there is the usual profusion of signs. While no building apart from the former Courthouse is worthy of individual mention, the unity of the street frontages must be maintained’ (UAHS Guide, p. 16). No. 29 Main Street was listed in 1980 and was subsequently included in the Bushmills Conservation Area. The conservation area was designated in 1992 in order to preserve the built heritage of the village which possesses the highest number of listed buildings in the North East of Northern Ireland (Bushmills Conservation Area Guide; NIEA HB Records). References Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/1/3/1 – First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1832) 2. PRONI OS/6/1/3/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1855) 3. PRONI OS/6/1/3/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1904) 4. PRONI OS/6/1/3/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1921) 5. PRONI VAL/1D/1/7 – Townland Valuation Town Plan (c. 1834) 6. PRONI VAL/1/B/132 – Townland Valuations (1835) 7. PRONI VAL/2/B/1/25A – Griffith’s Valuation (1859) 8. PRONI VAL/12/B/30/8A-D – Annual Revisions (1859-94) 9. PRONI VAL/12/B/4/6A-C – Annual Revisions (1895-1929) 10. PRONI VAL/3/C/1/13 – First General Revaluation of Property in Northern Ireland (1936-57) 11. PRONI VAL/4/B/1/22 – Second General Revaluation of Property in Northern Ireland (1956-72) 12. Ulster Town Directories (1861-1918) 13. Census of Ireland (1901; 1911) 14. PRONI Wills Catalogue (8 Apr 1939) 15. First Survey Record – HB05/08/066 16. NIEA HB Record – HB05/08/066 Secondary Sources 1. ‘Bushmills Conservation Area Guide’ Belfast: Department of the Environment (N. I.), 1983 – including the Ordnance Survey Town Plan of 1902. 2. Girvan, W. D., ‘Historic buildings, groups of buildings, areas of architectural importance in North Antrim’ Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1972.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Historic Interest

Evaluation

Two-storey three-bay late-Georgian house constructed prior to 1832 and located on the west side of Main Street in Bushmills at the northern end of the village, with the Bush River to the west. The front facade has been much altered with replacement top-hung windows to first floor level and a replacement front door. The roof covering has been replaced with artificial slate and there is a modern single storey flat roof extension to the rear. The exterior therefore retains little historic detailing or character. Internally, little historic detailing or fabric remains. As such, the building does not have sufficient architectural and historic interest to be considered special.

General Comments

Date of Survey

26 February 2015