Guildhall, 2 New Street, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4LJ is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
Guildhall, 2 New Street, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4LJ
- WRENN ID
- quartered-ember-bone
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Constituency
- East Londonderry MP: Mr Gregory Campbell (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Address
- Guildhall, 2 New Street, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4LJ, BT47 4LJ
- Irish grid reference
- C 688 093
- Coordinates
- 54.92738, -6.9264
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
The building is a former Presbyterian Church hall, originally constructed between 1840 and 1859, and located at 2 New Street, Dungiven. It is of local and social interest, particularly to the Presbyterian Congregation of Dungiven.
The building is a five-bay long structure with a gabled slate roof. A full-length lean-to extension has been added to the roadside elevation. Modern windows, including Velux roof lights, were installed after the building’s use changed to a lecture hall. The exterior is smooth rendered and painted white. The building has limited architectural interest, though it is of historical note. It is situated at the rear of the footwalk in New Street, parallel to the street. A pair of large, square sandstone gate piers are retained and contrast with the building's altered appearance.
The building was first used as a Presbyterian Church on November 1, 1840, although it was officially opened on October 16, 1842. It belonged to the 2nd Dungiven Presbyterian Congregation, formed in 1839, who initially used the Market House in Main Street for services before the new building was completed. The 1st and 2nd Dungiven Congregations merged on March 1, 1849, with Rev. Thomas Heron becoming minister. Financial difficulties led to the building's sale to the Skinners Co. in the 1860s. A 1875 proposal to convert the building to a manse was not enacted. The building was repurchased from the Skinners Co. in the 1880s and converted into a church hall. In the interim, it was used as a shirt factory by Adam Hogg of City Factory in Derry, from around 1882 to 1890. Subsequently, it was known as the Lecture Hall and later the Guildhall. The building was renovated in 1980 by voluntary labour at a cost of £10,000.
Local climate
Guildhall, 2 New Street, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4LJ sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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