Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB17/11/005

Address :
Carnew Cottage 107 Katesbridge Road Dromara Co Down BT32 5HA

Townland:
Carnew

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
25/10/1977 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
16/09/2016 00:00:00

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:
222/1

IG Ref:
J2432 4653

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A symmetrical 1 ½ storey three-bay Gentleman’s residence built c.1820; rectangular plan form with additions to the sides and rear c.1990. Located on the east side of Katesbridge Road, approximately ½ mile south of the junction with Enagh Road. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles; smooth rendered chimneys with moulded cornice and clay pots; aluminium rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walling with long-and-short quoins. Replacement double-glazed timber sliding sash windows; masonry cills with plain stucco reveals. Stucco voussoired segmental arched entrance opening with long-and-short surrounds to cill level of sidelights; replacement panelled front door; modern sidelights and fan light. The principal elevation faces east and is symmetrically arranged. The door is centrally positioned with single windows either side. Modern roof lights to the front roof pitch. The left gable is abutted by a modern single-storey gabled extension with timber casement windows; of no interest. Either side of the extension are diminutive windows at attic level. The rear elevation is abutted by a modern 1 ½ storey return with matching eaves and ridge level; dormer window to the right cheek with segmental arched window and door opening at ground floor level; the gable comprises two ground floor segmental arched windows with two first floor square-headed windows directly over. The left cheek is abutted by a single-storey pitched roof porch comprising a single window and door. Right of the extension; single ground floor window with wall-headed dormer over. Casement windows throughout; of no historic interest. The right gable is abutted by a single-storey gabled replacement bay comprising single window to the right and left cheek with paired windows to the gable. Diminutive attic windows either side of extension. Setting The house sits prominently on an elevated site over looking the surrounding rural landscape. The entrance to the site is addressed by a replacement wall. Terraced garden to the front of the house; yard to the rear with linear range of outbuildings; natural slate roof; partially galletted masonry to the lower level rising to random rubble; red brick surrounds to openings; bricked central portion laid to English garden wall bond; unfinished timber sheeted openings. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: render Windows: Timber RWG: Aluminium

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Carnew Cottage is of early nineteenth century appearance and first appears on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey map in 1833 which depicts the current one-and-a-half-storey Georgian house and the single-storey barn to its west side. In the 1830s Lewis and the Ordnance Survey Memoirs noted that the cottage was occupied by William Crosby Esquire, who was described as a Gentleman; the contemporary Townland Valuations valued Crosby’s cottage at £6 15s. (Ordnance Survey memoirs, p. 80). By 1861 Carnew Cottage had passed into the possession of William Meeke, a local farmer, who let the site from Andrew Cowan, a local landowner who also leased a number of other dwellings in the Townland of Carnew. Griffith’s Valuation noted that the cottage was valued at £7 and that William Meeke sublet three small houses on his land to other tenants, however these minor dwellings appear to have been taken down. William Meeke Snr. Continued to reside at Carnew Cottage until his death c. 1879; at that time his son William Braidy Meeke took possession of the site. In 1885 the value of Carnew Cottage was raised to £7 10s. It is not known what caused this slight increase, however between the second and third edition of the Ordnance Survey maps (1859 and 1903) an additional small outbuilding was constructed to the south of the single-storey barn possibly causing the revaluation. The 1901 Census notes that Meeke (49, Presbyterian) resided at Carnew Cottage with his widowed mother Rachel, his wife Martha Jane and their children. The census building return described the cottage as a 2nd class dwelling that consisted of nine rooms and possessed a stable, cow house, a piggery, dairy and a barn amongst its out offices which were located in the outbuildings to the west of the cottage. The number of rooms recorded in 1901 was likely in error as by 1911 the census building return noted that Carnew cottage only consisted of four main rooms. In 1915 William Meeke purchased Carnew Cottage from the estate of Andrew Cowan and continued to reside there until his death in 1932 at which time his widow Martha took over possession of the site (PRONI Wills). Carnew Cottage was listed in 1977; the First Survey image notes that the cottage formerly possessed a single-storey lean-to extension which abutted the north-side of the dwelling, however this was replaced c. 2000 when extensions were added to the sides of the house and a one-and-a-half-storey return was constructed to the rear of the dwelling. HBU files indicate that this resulted from much discussion in the late 1990s. Following planning consent for restoration and extension the interior was completely stripped out, the work leading to a partial collapse. A compromise was eventually reached and a scheme accepted. In recent years a large modern shed has been erected to the north-west of the site but is of no architectural interest. References Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/3/28/1 – First edition Ordnance Survey map 1833 2. PRONI OS/6/3/28/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey map 1859 3. PRONI OS/6/3/28/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey map 1903 4. PRONI OS/6/3/28/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey map 1903-1920 5. PRONI VAL/1/A/3/28 – Townland Valuation map 1833 6. PRONI VAL/1/B/343 – Townland Valuation c. 1830 7. PRONI VAL/2/B/3/39 – Griffith’s Valuation 1861 8. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/12A – Annual Revisions 1864-1875 9. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/12B – Annual Revisions 1876-1885 10. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/12C – Annual Revisions 1885-1898 11. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/12D – Annual Revisions 1898-1908 12. PRONI VAL/12/B/16/12E – Annual Revisions 1909-1928 13. Ordnance Survey Memoirs, Co. Down III Vol. 12 (1834) 14. Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) 15. Ulster Street Directories (1843-1918) 16. Ordnance Survey map – 222-1 (c. 1970) 17. First Survey Record – HB17/11/005 (1969)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A symmetrical 1 ½ storey three-bay Gentleman’s residence built c.1820. Some semblance of general historic character and appearance survive, however very little else has. Additions and modern replacement of historic fabric has resulted in a loss of the buildings historic authenticity and integrity. The exterior detailing has been altered and the interior has been completely changed with little historic reference to the original building. The setting has been compromised by changes to the landscaping. The house no longer meets the statutory and policy tests as a building of special architectural or historic interest.

General Comments

Date of Survey

24 January 2012