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Ross’s Auction Rooms

  •   22 May Street/37-39 Montgomery Street, Belfast

Classical style, 2 storey, 10 bay building with basement, built in red-brick with stone dressings. Central shouldered doorway with light and flower shaped window above in large stone surround with pilasters (Venetian capitals) and balustrade. Square-topped windows in basement, lightly rounded on ground floor, and paired rounded windows on first floor. Pediment on gable centre with burning bush carving and “ardens sed virens”, giving a hint of original use as Presbyterian offices and assembly rooms.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Other Stone Type:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Coursed plain ashlar
  • Stonework Condition:
    Sandstone is generally in good condition but deterioration is present at the corners and edges of blocks due to the use of hard cement mortar.
  • 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):
    334037
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    374141

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    c1875
  • Architect:
    ?
  • Listing:
    B1
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB26/50/176
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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