92 Saul Street (Betsy's Terrace), Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 6NQ is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 20 October 1982.

92 Saul Street (Betsy's Terrace), Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 6NQ

WRENN ID
outer-attic-mallow
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Constituency
South Down MP: Chris Hazzard (SF)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
20 October 1982
Address
92 Saul Street (Betsy's Terrace), Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 6NQ, BT30 6NQ
Irish grid reference
J 488 448
Coordinates
54.33102, -5.71228
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a three-storey terrace house dating from approximately 1820, and is one of a block of five originally identical dwellings. Due to the sloping ground level, the front of the house appears as two storeys. The house is situated close to the northeast end of the block, on the northwest side of Saul Street, to the northeast of Downpatrick town centre. The front facade faces southeast.

The front of the house is finished with lined render and painted. A modern, partly glazed door with an almost semicircular fanlight containing a 'spoke' tracery design is on the left side of the ground floor. To the right of the door is a sash window with 6-over-6 Georgian panes. Two similar windows are on the first floor. A window is also present on the first floor rear elevation, with another on the second floor, both with modern multi-pane frames. To the right is a similar window set at stair half-landing level. The rear facade of the main house is covered in unpainted rough cast. The gabled roof is slated and features a concrete brick chimney stack and a Velux window to the rear. The windows are a mix of cast iron and PVC frames. A low rendered wall runs along the front. A modern, single-storey lean-to extension is located at ground level on the left side of the rear elevation.

The short terrace, shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1834, likely dates from around 1820. Locally, the terrace is known as ‘Betsy’s Terrace’, a name said to refer to Betsy Gray, associated with the 1798 Rising. The connection between Betsy Gray and the terrace, if any, is unknown.

The terrace is shown on Ordnance Survey maps from 1834, 1859, 1901, and 1920, held at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Historical references suggest a possible link to Betsy Gray, though this remains unconfirmed. The house exhibits a pleasing style and proportion. Modern alterations detract somewhat from the building's original appearance, but it contributes to the group value of the terrace.

Local climate

92 Saul Street (Betsy's Terrace), Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 6NQ receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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