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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 fhehexp-thendfar@thdsnuaul.etosp~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.

Q ~ W ~ C FSamy [XI.)for pmMon to aqmdpct maps,

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