[Extracts from the Dungannon and Cookstown list by R Oram and P J Rankin, published by the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society in 1971.]
The List also covers Castlecaulfield, Coalisland, Donaghmore, Newmills, Pomeroy, Stewartstown and Tullyhogue.
Nos. 6 and 8:
Very early 19th century pair of houses, both 2-bay with door in
inner bay; Georgian-glazed. Probably of brick now roughcast; ashlar
alternating quoins.
Nos.12-26:
The most distinguished terrace in the town. Mainly 4-bay, all
3-storey plus basement, steps bridging the area to the door in
3rd bay. All originally Georgian-glazed with broad wood sash boxes,
but now somewhat changed about. Doorways of ashlar of a late-Gibbs
design, rectangular fanlight over with pleasant Chippendale glazing
pattern. Nos. 18, 20 & 22 are 5-bay, the extra bay being a
carriageway on the ground floor. Good railings and contemporary
door fittings. Nos. 24 & 26 are 3-bay, basically similar to
the others but the proportions slightly different, the basement
being higher and all floors so correspondingly, but same eaves-level
maintained. Both these houses have panelled door-linings they
may therefore have been built first. Very large gardens stretching
up the hill towards O'Neill's Castle behind. In stable block behind
No. 26 a date stone '1762' and apparently a half penny of about
1790 was found under one of the flags in the basement of the house.
Stable buildings have brick arches in rubble stone walls.
Howard Terrace, Nos. 28-32:
Tending towards the grandiose but very interesting, a "Ruskin"
gothic terrace of houses, all of ashlar stone, finely worked.
2-storey plus attic storey. Entrance door flanked on one side
by canted bow and on the other by equally-spaced mullioned and
transomed window set in blank 3-arch arcade, pointed-headed, quatrefoils
inset. String course above. Rectangular sash windows to 1st-floor
window over tripartite window. Over the canted bow paired, and
over the central door a single, sash window. The entrance door
itself is extravagantly detailed, single inset 3/4 pilasters on
either side, banded half-way up, foliated capitals; trefoil fanlight
over flat-arch lintel, label moulding over, with 3/4 boss terminals.
Dentil course to eaves, half Georgian-glazed segment-headed attic
windows. Moulded gutter, fish-scale slates, decorative terracotta
ridge-tiles and iron finials on dormer gables, many now missing.
Involved detailing throughout. Unduly solid and unsympathetic
gate-piers; all the railings and gates have now gone.
Nos. 34 - 44: Similar to Nos. 28-32, but smaller single-fronted
houses, bay-window and doorway only. The capitals and bosses of
Nos. 42 and 44 are left as unfinished blocks ready for carving.
Pointed carriage-arch with single window above on 1st and 2nd
floor beyond No. 44, the tympanum filled in with stone blocks
supported on a wooden lintel displaying waggon-builder's cut-marks
. The backs of all the houses Nos. 28 - 44 are of rubble-stone,
plain late-Georgian/early-Victorian sash windows.
In Circular Road, against the wall of the carriage-arch beside
No. 44, a tiny stucco l-bay house, 2-storey, with 3 bays
to the side elevation: some windows still have their horizontal
glazing bars.
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For another extract from the List, see Killymoon Castle.