dromore conservation area august 1992 - planning service · which cougil arasi~rmgemwstion. in time...
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A D V l C E & FUNDING
A C K N O W t B W a E M E M T S
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The Ibpmnsmofthe Eavirenmtsnt (N.I.), after
C O I W U I ~ ~ ~ ~ S Councn aadwit;h ~l-mdge ~istrict
the Historic Build- CornrciS,h u designated a
Consewation Ama inDrwnore, County &m.
Theaim is to presenreanrl enhance the character and
appemmce oftbeArea, the boundary af which is sbrswn
onPagw8gt9.
' h e ConservationArea refEectsr Ikomom's ridb and
varied heritage, -barn early Christian beginnings,through
Nwma urconquost, seventeenth Century rebellion and
war* to the indmaial wohtio~lanclmodem times.
%Department qpointad Crawfotd W. Campbell
Associsne~(Lamheapt Architects and Sire Planners)
with Ibsmond FitzGmdcE (Archbet) to cm-y out a
consemdon study ofDroaJoteand thisbooklet is the
outcome ofmcxmdssi~1,It gets nut guidelines for
dcvelapmtpnt sad indicatesa range of possible
envhnmental i m p v t m c ~ l r sfor the CotwrwaiwArea.
It is hoped that thedesignation will provide a sound
h i s farbvolvlng thepeople ofD r o m ~ eL the
processesofcoaserva€ianand town regeneration.
C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A C H A R A C T E R & A P P E A R A N C E
Dmmom b rr Cathe&-@town of
wieat ari&ias,si:ttlrttedin
drumlin codnay on rhe River W. It kadktinot d i ~ t m dcbrucm
with -a of ita building fat* dating
b w n 8 h e I % h o r a w l j 2 0 d r ~ ,
Thew! buildings am varied ia
a m M t d style, They
k m the auwm
cl&c3-d forms ofthe . ,tmadtuoDalblt ikkg of
kishcatantry towns,
thugla theornate almost7 f ~ ~ i f u lbuildingsof
wugaialprosperity L thelate 19th and early 2 M 6:emtw-y.to
the mademisP 19443's.
Mmyofrhmwbuildmgsarerichinr
EnbWng v m a t cram-lrip
a9dgiveePidsroeofatimein tbe
n o t ~ i ~ tpgtgf wbn the buildings
Of were the s&*l of
ronsiderable civk pride.
"The centre &f the town atill passesses a
strung urban fwm.natably wme narmw
smas and a square. The strtims have a
special c b n n and quality, derived
mainly from their Mvfowness.
coatir*tousfmtages, rrnd the m a d i t i d
style and scale of the buildings.
Regrettably &S current high levtt~;of
derelictionand vacancy, deaacts in part
from the town's appearance.
The Market Square and ChwchStreet
form the commeroial centre gad the way
in which T h e staeetpattern focusses on
the S q m draws;attention to the Town
Hall, which was one of the last of
Ulatpr'~market homes to be bwilt.
Church Street W s Market Square to
the Chureh ofIneland Cathmhd, which
has played a major part in the history of
Dramme. The Cathedral ismodest in
styh and scale*but is oneof the few
b~ilrlingsto fuUy etxpluit Ibomo='s
riverside setting. Drcmont's other church
buildiugsmake a significant
At each end of
r m m n rmmztrkabk
lqfe S d e *-l
SQWXUP~swnds in &e
Idscagc: the
N - M d
Bailey at the e m d.
W CISd railwF4y vhxdwt
at the The River Lapn atam
lh%wtmmfracnttwgp1%tinr&amMEc
vmddu d I q *W P$e i t n ~ i n g
mm&!and Mwr rhtwt* htawn to the
amkcxive park in v h k k the v W w t
stmds.
S P A C E
THE MOTTQ
The as&.iemNcanran Moshe anof
Scliley is very well prvd,
It fonns a very S ~ p Iisa ad featut"&*
~ ~ ~ u p y ~ r n g ~one expect fromas
$-rouad in rhe T%eg~assbanks
are well used far local
mfegtion. A wum
path can be traced and
Etb& et4geg Fiedegtriw
can make his/br way
provihs a haven Fmr wild flowers,
inseas and small m-&e. Those
arha visit it can also take advmtags
ofthe semic pmotama.
V I A D U C T P A E K
Themen arorrnd the old railw9cy
viaduc:t hots hem develeped as
a well w e d wown park. This LW-
rakes advmtege of the river w d the
viswsl. interest af the srone
conbimr~dviaduct. Thepark
fe#mraw and
&eremas tt)
Drom~ne'aindustrial
pas. Paths are
scefac& and -provide& as well as
m chil&em's play pwnd. Timber
h k i n p alkow access to the rircrer's
M e . Tbiskas WOwefl constrocfad
aavd fits into the landscaw. Hewewer.
tin$ mkl p&zn&d is b t M fhe
footpaths have nc& linked to the
rovEn v+a$hr4v.erbanktZ.
T""ver blm Et$ wayW*
&mu& hDown aad is v E U b very atrt.ective %P well pus king a
Blwnml&w.s rw&w@zetorw3mk
pleats. Er isa vd&tb h%bit8t fa%h,
hsecw eDd birds witilsit providipg a
s ~ w c eof ni=reaticm for Eerzd chriloiFen
as43mum.Unfo-Ly
tke w n builQiags the
rivm by W 1 8 their bcks
to it, soa pteratjral a- is
hat. ~~i SSOne hIi+zs
crosshq the ~iwerall-
THE T O W N H A L L
The brick Towa Hall not only
providesa mudelpal h i ld i ig W
the space smo~indingit assumes the rok
of the town q u m . There has bwn a
rrxent environmettd improvement
scheme cmied out here, ~ovidiag seats,
planting, nailings ernd street lighting.
Further mhcemeat is
needed which would
ce~nplemmtit. Parking
provision also needs to
be rationalized in ths
sqtmrlz.
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ANCIENT MONUMENTSI-LISTED BLnLDlNaS
j CON~ERVATION AREA
I W W W RIVERSIDE WALK
Dfornore offbm urban &sign QP-~&S hh&
arcbitwturd md landscapermms. The riverqif & v e l ~ p dinsucB sway
as tr,pmide a wallrwq from thie v&uiuct, throwh the cmnm crf tbe
town to tirc Mane, would
form M exE&n&dlinear park.
A new c111~~'mgof t b river, along the 131~: of the sxisting
laas, at erawtm end ofthe:
Square should be W e to
MeetingS€i-@H,Market
Square and Bridge S m t
should be the main w$e&for refvrbishment. ~o~~~&rvliticrnshould also h m n as a pmc~sscapable of contributing to tkreg4mmaion of Drumwfe town centFe, Several major
mvv devalopment u ~ m i t i e sexis*
which cougil arasi~rmgemwstion. In time a Irew cb~elopmentat the
juncUm af M-z S e e t ancj Maurket S q ~ a r ecauld beIp mvitatise. the town cerrtre, as wwortld the development of amaller irt;fill dtes. Tsgder &PS@
elements formthe bagis of im
antrmemenz srnrmgy for rtRe town.
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D E V E L O P M E N T
O P P 6 R T U N I T I E S
ACAEET SlTES. of Which W
two OQ MPViE.ef.&pare spoil the
p.lsual cohtbity of this~imtmlapace. Nm mly i8 the h d 6 g pmmzth~g
&O$G amas msightIy, bxyt Wng vacant
gives the enrir* ateg a down at heel appeaknmaegIn &mmofenhasceraenc it is very impr%aat W e $3- are deve1oprtd. A 8 u ~ ~ C e dtmattiwbnt of
w nsw YIuilding is sham mFig.B P-
G
19. This altvationalsaludon could
blend iaro the e x l e g f&8 in a
rerip~aineximannerpro~idisga ESmeless mWcm to idl l ,
ALLOWS WU. the spa@
ktvmen St, Coban's md tht mar ofthe buildings of tfie Market
Squrtre has &ccn FfWef Ohcme
housing if oficep o s ~ e s d .Thb now creates devcloprnarrt oppamnities. There i s a cmrsldctat,k fall h m the
chap1 dol#n to the Market Square m4 except for this them are few ~ s ~ n to any sujrabEe ~ ~ l o p m a n t .It will be
necessary to produce a defevelcqxwsbrief which will allow the plPpoged
deveIopmsnt ro relace to adjoining
bailtbgs and m the existkg strwt
panem,
F A C A D E S
lthwghDTomore'sbo'rtdingsare varied, Mu~W&B tGnd toabide
by a r k t rut- and it is this that the t aw mch of ifs c h m e r . The
m1yticnl chwiggs dtaw wnEion ua @me=leg which were tartly bmha until'tbe 1960's.
W M m &wetbuildings have mlWe1y IWTQW ;6rsatagesa d we built Incrw
W& ccxmmcrjon in raw,twa orthree bays: Mmetbathreebrllysinasmw
building rarely occur &er than in trigbst quaiity t o w resC&mzmor 3me W i u t i m .
S R ~ i U i n g sfacadesate d l y
t€mmfoldin vertical mmsatien :e
base, a middle eaQ r top - in dmshal
w c w m tetsniaolm:printb*pimM n e i k and &tic. Thaw are clWy demgtcatad fronOBF t t n e & r .
Erqmrtmt bosiIBEags and Wldiags~m i n q w n a a t s i ~ t e n d e o b e * ~ ~ in ke?i&t.
O Co~gng~r~iuI hgpra w kbuildln~s
mounts toa apmm f&& at ground
Level made up dmample fascia cmylngl si-ge. qqxmedby piers at ewh end end occ~~ionallydRntraly
cdwm. Ttris [email protected]~to
thewide openitlfg required by strop w*ws. m parmm of wiadaws above thp: fascia is fmquerntly distinct
disWhu0us horn hpattern of
qmings below. Tht m&&& of t h
upper and taw= d-Ss are rarely the
same thmughYDWt. lhcmmuewa
number of f 'with amtrased;
d o w s in tht $ h p EMnt aad cafLt#wwof
cast iron cm eaeh side, wpprtEng &E
wall overheed. ha these oases the S-
door is &eb $etback aad the eam is
zmme- p a d with attracdve pamm of&c. This p&uIar trpeaf &W
isno not ForaclinsYctsnurnbersin ottrn towns mthearea.
AXD OF SYMMETRY
W 'Yere k ineviutbly sarnetblr@
happening at the skyline. Ln I &hand
19thCentwry Mldln&sibis m- a
moQ a pikh inthewgim of45
degniwr. The buildings have
selrtively shallow Heor plans, The
few e&r3y 20thCentury buildings with
fiat MO& in Dmm6tg Fmve elgbonte
pampts at rSu:skyline.
fY Brs.mmsofopen- in h& uppar
and bwer facades to try mbe
s ~ & G S -~ alth0~fgbrhey m ~ W T ~ Y
perfectly m.
W Cbpaimgs in walk tend tu be ~ p r e
apenh+psadsaw n r u fGStdS to a)&
ahwe salid watl. Them am sbvbas
stntcarradreasnns far this,
l!Wmdow wi- m asudly tiw
samc ihm@wt tbte f& ofa
buifdittg aod d w q s sain each storey,
Upper windwvs are e v e r taller thaa
theones b b w them*
B U I L D I N G D E T A I L
and dwwidng. hare WitlemMy bm
19JU's.
S h is W C B B B B ~ E ~A;rea
compulsory. Re-W-t of
shopfronts to Eke'tr dghaI:comWon
will b erucowagd.
S I G N S
Somevery fine. old signwriting of
t y p o ~ c a lrarity svrvivesin
&amofe and ahoufdbepreserved if
podbk, but Dmmmm alsoprayides
m y exampies of high qwdity. modem
and m Ceatnry wmk wimg qpiM
mewletters om poliehd b l s k marble.
Illuminated v p e x will not
aormdy be allowed on atw &~pfronts,
ranr will pfetruding bxes m
made, W& aluminium secticm 10
~ d ~ % y ~ a f a ~ a d l d a ,glazimg md dam. Smm ofthewideto
C- signage, -g ttts w k i e bath of ef amactive rbpfront detailing
hW&ng km&. This dtmtd h e mwivimg in Dn,mare is illustrated.
vi.sibk mppmoa drbicr side, Many
tmkm mty wigb to useVic~orhasryle
s k ~q though this isnot
Tbe two elevations illustrate
acceptable approacbs to new building
and refu~bishm~t.Fig"A show6 rhe
refiu"bihmen4of a brrileling. rebuilt ia
the 1Ws. Fig. B shows how cber
priaciplss set down hMkKLWG
FACADES cwld ad~p&dto idfill
buEuildings in the Market Square.
Figure A
Ase:t ofarchitraves fmmwlndorvvs around the Market Square is ahawn
together with charactetisticglazing types. Swk architraves and win- am
very fine 8eAecicaaly d in terms of craft8mamhip. These should be ephwed
W c u l w l y when old bildisgs are blng mwvaled R~~~~ widows h
uPVC or airrminiumFar ari#aai joinery am itrapp~apriatein tire
C~s1sewatiaa3A m Wbrevm passible otlginal orown @ass,
with its re-Tp: refkctire qualitlw, dmuid be mtrlLnlecFand
re-usd.
$ui&~le g W g arracr;gemtfar tbrnestk ~~and u p p
fl&m innew buwinga is as&awn on previous page. W i d o w s
&uEd be mfpairtkd t i m b a steel usingflae m t h a and
should normally ber suwoidd into smaller eectianr. Wide
wimkws should be subdiddad by mullioas.
'Traditioadtydomestic domsand dmm to W private, u p m b
P- of hop bil&ngs W- of p wW&* ,ms
Sbop fwnt cosrstrwdoa bas a lmdy been dealt with ggp~tra2eIy.Most oftlle
oldwbuildings in Drgnams b v e walls which are faEedinpainted render,&OU&
t h m~ tw*, 'rather Scottish 1wkingnhaoses of bltck -&me-
dm r -but qfbfick,sm@-hiid* froarrtkearly 20th Cemmry,
One ar twoof theseblrtveclabomte W k ,sto~ceand iemmOaa ckWlhg. Sursh
Q*& Of mat#xida,design rrnd worship mdiffi~trltam3e x p a i v e to
G e y apalwng new building in Dmmm sh& p r e f d 1 y be faced&I
aad camioes c m be pick4 eut ia tSuhting colours.
R O O F S . R A I N W A T E R G O O D S
Woafs s-ld ~ferab1ybe @fmediumpiteh - ie in the regicm of45 &$M.
m y may incoqmratc dormers aad in spec5a1oases gables toth.p svset.
Elabarate and complex roof shapes such as rnsmds, daubk pitches, gablets
gltCi -h @isles Wl nor be acceptable. Oanerally spaking, monopitches,fiat
m f s or€tame1roofs will k beatitable for the smef Prontagesa#buildings.
Roofs shouldnomadly be finished in naturaI S-, with red ar blue p y ridge
tiles. h is usual inmost Irish v e ~ u 3 8 1 :ccmsWon for eaves end verges t-o be
clipped aind tight. W & @ ~ h g e l m = cornices anb verges will no3eavf~,
m d l y be etwxwaged in new work.
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S U R F A C E
P rmdxtmaf and
Is t wilZtLn rba roam
- ~ d * - b w3EPamMs PM&
tJmhmdm.m
S T R E H T L I G H T I N G
T h e p l s s m l i ~ s ~ w & 0 ~ W ~ ~ ~
Emin rnbh - *l* &ran lhwugh
dttmwm. A - s m - - a p m
s h o u l d m w k ~T h e w m ? d l k C . % t k & d c o \ U S d B a : ~ ~ i t , a s t B e
v b d ~ ~ t urdhayr~Wh*8gd h
r U b d W b e Z t t ~ ~ S O h r n ~ v o
dsaCtacek up a process of ItgiWw cwf
S I G N A G E
A revi~wofmfficsigns isre~uifedto
cbisl.the foqmhs aftlrtt p w n t surplus ofuprights. Signs &odd identify 4 demarcate the Coa?mationArea.
A smngEogo weuld belp to identify this 8E"eO.
E N V I R O N M E N T A L
Developa riverside walkway linkingthe S All new bundings as well as
Mote and Viaduct Park,as shown on refurbishmentof existing should
the D e v e l a p t S m g y Ph. onf form to the mlea ofMaking
F e and Building btail .
Si The opportunity should bF W a wheh developing the rivetside walkway to Y A number of development
visually upgradethe buildings abutting opportunitieshare b e n identified in
the paths. Market Sqvare and GallowsHiU.
S U M M A R Y O F M A I N Q The M o w md the Cathedral should be In time a new development at the R E C O M M B N D A T L O P I S flood-lit to dramarise their night time jurnction ofM o m Street and Marker.
silhauefte. Square could help revitalise the town
centre.
'Fhe fmtpprthswithia the town centre shauld be upgraded togerber with s w t
farnitme and listing to give a distinct
character to this ar%a,
,P,' The possibility of paring bridge Street fiam Market S q w e zo m t i n g Street
should be investigated.
A new crossing of the river along the
line of the existing lane at €heemtern end of the s q m tiDkiag so Meeting Swat should be constructed to maximise the use of the riverside walk.
A D V I C E . - I M P L E M E N T A T I ~ W& F U N D I N G
F U R T H E R W E A D I H G
~ ~ m ~ l . t a (mmm)1886.m mmma mmo m w m ~ x BwSTC3.B. Cowl H- mdM&t &uses oP ttw BFU~iaaeoP lh.en WAHS) 1973.
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JoPs EM.(d)hh k w I @ c a l azn;vey of Co. Lkmn (HMSQ]
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VAUGUN TD. 'P,mora An U h 8tuby inCo. llowa" is QBOp%phyV& 4 ZYa 2 'IW.
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A P P E N D I X LISTED BUlLDINOS & MONUMENTS
Listed Buildings and M o n ~ t smnjbute signifieenttyto the character ofDramore's Cfmmv&on Area kildings which b e
km listed' becauseoftheir special architectural orhistoric merit are subject to
strict plaaning contmb. Orants arc avdatrlt
for tbir repair ormslinteaance.
RaUi Wovsc, 40- 42 Prince's Smct TownHall, M e t Square TownSucks,Madet Square 30 Market Squm
11 Chrrrch S t m t (Ulster %a&] Is Chrtrch Srreer (Small & Co.) 24 Cbrch Street (Northern Bank) 28 Church Street (Rectory - gates, wails, railings)
80 Chmh Svaec ( M w l l e ) 84 C h m h Street (Manse and entrance gates)
Catftedral Chmh ofChrist the RederneraChmh S m f St. Colmans, Gdbws Sveet Regent Bridge, Banbridge Road Pew Monument - within Park Vidwt - within Parlc Pew Mge,off Church Street
Banbridge R d Presbyterian Church Fitsr Pwsbyteriae Cfiouch (Nm-subsctibing), Rgmpatt Street 24,26 Meeting h t 40- 46 Maeting Street Do-m; Bridge. Budge S m t 10112 Brid$c S m t
HISTORIC MONUMENTS
Mofte and h i ' ,Momt S m t DramCast$, Castle Sbre~t Dromare Cm=.BmbridgeR o d