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Lock-keeper’s House

  •   Upper Malone Road, Drumbeg, Belfast

Two storey, 3 bay lock house in basalt with sandstone dressing. Gibbsian style doorway and square-topped sash windows, sandstone string-courses and quoins, rounded brick arch on first floor above doorway.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Replacement Stone:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Un-coursed rubble
  • Stonework Condition:
    Stonework is in good general condition but with evidence of deterioration through surface roughening and loss of architectural detail of sandstone blocks with some block replacement evident.
  • Condition Assessment (QUB):
    Stage 2 – Section specific remedial action is required but the extent of intervention should be limited because of the lack of distant involvement within façade boundaries.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    330620
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    367216

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    1760
  • Architect:
    Thomas Omer
  • Listing:
    B
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB26/16/006
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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