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Heritage at Risk(v1.0)

Andrew McClelland 31/01/2003 00:00:00

HB Ref No:
HB06/03/007

Address
186 Coast Road, Cairndhu, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QG

Townland:
Ballygalley

Status:
Currently at Risk

Listing Grade:
B1

HARNI Number:
HARNI 06/03/001

Conservation Area:
No

Condition:
Very Poor

Industrial Archeology:
No

Occupancy:
Vacant

Vernacular:
No

Degree of Risk:
Critical

Thatched:
No

Availability:
Unavailable

Monument:
No

Current Building Use:
Gates/ Screens/ Lodges

Derelict:
Partially

Description

TThe one-and-a-half storey, late-19th century gate lodge was the first building within the grounds of the former Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Hospital to be featured as a building at risk (Buildings at Risk, Vol. 1, p. 13). At that time it was deemed to be in quite good order and had been modernised internally. However, in over ten years later, that is no longer the case, as much of its interior has been stripped out or vandalised. While work has been done to secure other buildings in the former hospital grounds, this attractive lodge remains extremely vulnerable, and has suffered fire damage in 2016, whereby metal railings have now been placed around it. When reviewed in 2025 it was noticed that the building was in a very poor state being oopen to the elements with no sign of maintenance occuring. Slates are slipping to the roof in numerous areas and the decline of the structure has accelerated during the last number of years.