Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/01/028

Address :
Entrance to Dunnywater Head Road Annalong Newry Co Down BT34 4RR

Townland:
Mullartown

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
15/03/1996 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Gates/ Screens/ Lodges

Former Use
Gates/ Screens/ Lodges

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
279/2

IG Ref:
J3575 2231

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Owner Category

Central Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

This. the main entrance to the Belfast & District Water Commissioners’ Dunnywater waterworks comprises a set of double carriage gates set between granite piers and a small pedestrian gate to their immediate left (as viewed from outside). The piers are of regularly coursed quarry-faced ashlar granite on chamfered pedestals and are embellished with finely dressed quoins, two corbel courses around their tops and with tall pyramidal tops surmounted by square finials (with chamfered corners). The screen to the left of the pedestrian gate is of squared granite rubble with a crenellated coping terminating in a pier identical to those at the main gates. The screen to the right of the main entrance is similarly constructed and curves round towards the road to terminate in a fourth pier of similar appearance to the others. Running way from the screens piers are roughly dressed drystone granite walls. Both the vehicular and pedestrian gates are of red-painted wrought-iron vertical bars terminating in arrowhead spikes. Alternate bars rise to dog bar level and terminate in cast iron fretted quatrefoil and arrowhead spikes.Two diagonal bars held in place with a rosette strenthen the lower half of each gate.

Architects

Belfast Water Commissioners

Historical Information

This entrance, along with the nearby Water Superintendent's house (HB16/01/029), was constructed in 1900 by P. Mc Aleenan, a Castlewellan building contractor, for the Belfast City & District Water Commissioners. The original drawings, by L.L Macassey, Engineer to the BCDWC, show the piers to be 6ft (1.8m) square, 21ft 6in (6.6m) in overall height, and the main gates to be set 16ft (4.9m) apart. The entrance to the Silent Valley was intended to be similar, but this was not executed. Primary Sources: 1. DOE Water Service, Westland House, Old Westland Road, Belfast-drawing 3A26. 2. PRONI-BCDWC Works Committee minutes 22 May 1899, 6 Nov 1899 (WAT1/3AC/2).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation K. Group value

Historic Interest

V. Authorship X. Local Interest Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance

Evaluation

The style, proportion and embellishment of these gates give them definite architectural quality and character. They are of historical interest in being associated with the first phase of the Mourne Scheme (Belfast’s water supply). They also have group value in being one of a number of water-related structures in Dunnywater.

General Comments

Date of Survey

17 June 1997