Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB19/01/042

Address :
2-4 Lower Ballinderry Road Upper Ballinderry Lisburn County Antrim BT28 2EP

Townland:
Ballyscolly

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Survey 2:
B+

Date of Listing:
10/12/1991 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Shop

Former Use
Rural Industry

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
164/02

IG Ref:
J1624 6710

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A three-storey seven-bay early nineteenth century former grain store and warehouse; built pre-1832, located at the junction of Lower Ballinderry Road and North Street, Lower Ballinderry. Rectangular-on-plan originally comprising four separate buildings, now converted for commercial use functioning as two units. Roof is pitched natural slate with raised concrete verges and seven rendered brick chimneystacks with no pots (a slightly lower roof pitch indicates that two bays at west are later, built c.1840). Rainwater goods at west are half-round cast-iron, replacement aluminium at east. Walling on south elevation is exposed random rubble stonework at west and roughcast render at east (exposed stonework at west indicates possible addition of a first and second floor, also built c.1840). East gable is roughcast rendered; west gable and south elevation is exposed rubble stonework with evidence of lime render. Windows are generally 6/6 timber framed sliding sash with painted projecting stone sills; double-leaf ledged timber sheeted doors. Principal elevation faces south, is sixteen openings wide and can be clearly divided into what would have been four separate buildings, each with slightly different fenestration and architectural features. From west; a three-and-a-half-storey two-bay block built pre-1832, raised c.1840, contains painted timber multi-panelled door off-centre at right, flanked by blocked up opening at right. Four square-headed vertically divided timber casement windows at first, second and attic floor, each within recessed segmental headed opening with brick voussoirs. Next section from west is four windows wide, comprising square headed double-leaf timber-sheeted door in cambered opening off-centre at right, contained within partially built-up segmental carriage arch with brick voussoirs; flanked by irregularly spaced square-headed 12 pane timber casement windows contained within recessed segmental headed opening with brick voussoirs; four windows of similar detail at first and second floor; original signage and light at centre at first floor; (windows are at different levels from those in first two-bays, indicating that this is an earlier building than that at west). Next two-bays are rendered, containing a central square-headed timber sheeted door flanked by single window at each side, three equally spaced windows at first and second floor. End two-bays at east comprise timber sheeted door at ground floor flanked by two 8/8 timber sliding sash windows with exposed boxes at right, single window at left; four 6/6 timber sliding sash windows with exposed boxes at first and second floor. Entrance surmounted by cast-metal hanging signage panel. Chamfered south-west corner to ground and first floor containing entrance door surmounted by 8/8 timber sheeted window with exposed box at first floor. West gable is abutted at ground floor by lean-to extension with corrugated metal sheeted roof; abutted at right by smooth rendered boundary wall with segmental terracotta coping and square brick piers, enclosing yard at rear. Rear elevation is in poor condition with most windows now removed and boarded, lime render is partially removed and many original openings altered. The building is abutted at centre by a double-height corrugated metal warehouse used as storage. East gable contains two 8/8 timber sliding sash windows with exposed boxes at ground floor and is adjoined at north by stepped boundary wall containing elliptical arched vehicular entrance with painted stepped quoins and voussoirs. The rendered boundary wall is extended to the north and comprises exposed random rubble walling and three segmental arched openings. Setting: The building is set on a road front location to the north side of Lower Ballinderry Road with boundary walls at south and east enclosing a large site. A series of single-storey north-south aligned outbuildings at north with pitched natural slate roofs; exposed rubble stonework and timber sheeted doors and are currently used as workshops. The north elevation is abutted by single- and two-storey modern warehouse extensions which are of little interest. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: Roughcast render/exposed random rubble stonework Windows: 6/6 timber sliding sash with exposed boxes RWG: Half-round cast-iron/aluminium

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The buildings now known as Ballinderry Antiques and Ballinderry China were originally used as grain lofts and warehouses. They appear on the first Ordnance Survey maps for Ballinderry (1832) as an oblong structure at the crossroads between the Lower Ballinderry Road and North Street in Upper Ballinderry. The Townland Valuation of 1837 records that Thomas Walkington of the nearby Oatland Cottage owned these buildings which were two-storeys tall at that time and only valued at £4. 2s. 10d. It is likely that the stores were enlarged between 1832 and 1859 when the value of the property was greatly increased to £22. and the building appears slightly extended at both the west and east ends. At that time the length of buildings were let by Walkington to Messers W. J and T. Cummins. They occupied this property until 1874 when a Mr. Alexander Taylor took over possession and Samuel Walkington became the new landlord (after his father’s death in the same year). In 1881 a Mr. Robert Marshall came into possession of the length of buildings which had been devalued to £16. There was no further change to the valuation of the warehouses until the end of the Annual Revisions for the area in 1929. Census records tell us that Robert Marshall (born c. 1854) was a local farmer and grocer. Brett tells us that these were originally four buildings which were built at different times. Site inspection suggests that there were initially only three buildings; the west-most house, and an extension to the easterly house, being added at some time between 1832 and 1859 (Brett, p. 268). At some stage the entire length was raised a level, likely at the time when these extensions were added. The original grain silos are still in existence and are situated at the rear corner of the west-most building. Brett states that a shooting range was set up at the rear of these building in 1912 to train the local men of the Ulster Volunteer Force. It was later put to use as a camp for British soldiers and American G.I.s during the Second World War and later held German prisoners of war (Brett, p. 268). The whole building was listed in 1991 and in 1999 renovations were carried out on the buildings (NIEA File). Their original use long defunct, these former grain lofts and warehouses in Upper Ballinderry have been converted into two commercial premises; the west-most portion now ‘Ballinderry China’ and the other half selling antique furniture etc. ‘Ballinderry Antiques.’ References: Primary Sources 1. PRONI VAL/1/A/1/63 – Field Map c.1830 2. PRONI VAL/1/B/167 – Townland Valuation 3. PRONI OS/6/1/63/1 – First Edition OS Map 1832 4. PRONI OS/6/1/63/2 – Second Edition OS Map 1857 5. PRONI OS/6/1/63/3 – Third Edition OS Map 1900-1901 6. PRONI OS/6/1/63/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map 1920-1921 7. PRONI VAL/2/B/1/58 – Griffith’s Valuation 1859 8. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 A – Annual Revisions 1863-1879 9. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 B – Annual Revisions 1880-1888 10. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 C – Annual Revisions 1888-1901 11. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 D – Annual Revisions 1902-1912 12. PRONI VAL/12/B/8/1 E – Annual Revisions 1913-1929 Secondary Sources 1. Brett, C. E. B., ‘Buildings of County Antrim’ Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1996. 2. NIEA file – HB19/01/041.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation D. Plan Form E. Spatial Organisation F. Structural System I. Quality and survival of Interior J. Setting

Historic Interest

Z. Rarity W. Northern Ireland/International Interest

Evaluation

A prominent and substantial three-storey seven-bay former grain store and warehouse; pre-dating 1832 with visible signs of development and enlargement throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, located at the junction of Lower Ballinderry Road and North Street, Lower Ballinderry. Rectangular-on-plan originally comprising three separate buildings, now four, currently converted for commercial use which functions as two units. Despite some interior alterations, the complex evolution of plan form and building use have made this an important building complex with regard to industrial, agricultural and commercial development and one which contributes significantly to the architectural heritage of the local area.

General Comments

Included in Upper Ballinderry Area of Villiage Character

Date of Survey

14 September 2010