Building to right of, St. Colman's Hall, Trevor Hill, Newry, Co Down, BT34 1DN

Building to the Right of St. Colman's Hall, Trevor Hill, Newry

This is a four-storey townhouse with basement, built in the early 19th century (1800–1819) as part of the significant architectural development of Trevor Hill, which was laid out in the late 18th century. The building is shown on the 1835 Ordnance Survey map and is recorded in the 1863 valuation as occupied by Robert Glenny and described as four and one-third storeys high.

The building is four openings wide on the east side of Trevor Hill. It is constructed with painted lime render to the façade, lined with banded rustication to the ground floor. The pitched roof is naturally slated with a cement render chimney to each gable; the right chimney abuts that of the adjacent property. A concealed gutter sits behind a blocking course, with a metal down pipe to the right of the façade. Decorative detailing includes a string course between ground and first floors, a broad platband and continuous cill course below the first floor windows, a broad two-stage platband between the second and third floors, and a projecting cornice with raised blocking course at the eaves.

The main entrance is right of centre at ground floor, accessed by five granite steps rising from the street over the basement passage to a paved area. The door is modern timber with six panels and beaded muntins, set within rendered jambs with side lights and a three-paned transom. This opening is framed by a pair of panelled stucco pilasters with large foliated console brackets supporting a moulded entablature.

At ground floor there are two windows to the left of the door and one to the right, all 1/1 sliding sashes with moulded architraves and painted cills supported by small corbel blocks. A basement door of modern six-panelled timber is positioned below the left ground floor window, with an infilled window below the adjacent opening; render marks suggest a third basement opening may have existed below the right ground floor window. The first floor contains four windows in line with the ground floor openings, except the window over the door, which is offset to the right, creating uneven spacing. These are 1/1 sliding sashes, each with moulded architrave, frieze, entablature and apron panel, with continuous cill. The second floor windows are diminished in height and are 1/1 sliding sashes with moulded architraves matching the ground floor. Third floor windows rest on the platband course and are similarly detailed, though the larger top sash suggests they were originally 6/3 sashes.

The right gable is partially abutted by the adjacent building; the exposed section is unpainted cement render. The left gable is partially abutted by Saint Colman's Hall, with cement render to the remainder and façade detailing turning the corner at third floor before terminating. A single third floor window to the right is set in a plain reveal with the same frame type as those to the façade.

The rear elevation is unpainted cement render. The left bay projects under a catslide roof continuing from the main roof. The ground floor is almost entirely abutted by a post-war single-storey double-height extension (hall, of no architectural interest), except for a small portion to the left fronting an enclosed yard. Rear openings are much altered with inserted metal-framed windows and fire escape doors to the right wall. At third floor right is the last remaining original window, a 6/3 sliding sash with granite cill. The left return has sliding sash windows that appear recent and not in original openings.

The basement passage is reached by a flight of granite steps from a gate at the front left. An arch under the front steps is now infilled. The basement and front steps are enclosed by modern spiked railings on a granite chamfered plinth.

The openings on the façade are grouped in pairs, suggesting the building may have originally comprised two separate properties. Historical records indicate it was used by the Committee of Ladies Schools from around 1866 to 1903, and was occupied by Newry Club Ltd from 1918. A photograph from 1894 shows the building with its original Georgian glazing (6/6 sashes).

The building is plain in character and has lost some internal features. It is part of a conservation area. The extent of listing includes the house, wall and railings.