J3372 : Nos 37 & 39 Malone Road, Belfast (July 2018)
taken 6 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Two large and listed former terrace houses, at the corner of Eglantine Avenue, with the following application for planning permission “LA04/2018/1748/F Demolition of rear returns of 37 & 39 Malone Road. Construction of 20 No. apartments with associated amenity space. Proposal includes the refurbishment and repairs of existing listed elements. Existing ground floor restaurant use to be retained. 37 & 39 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6RX”.
The official listing includes the following (no 37) “End of terrace four-storey two-bay red brick late Victorian town house, built 1886-87 to designs by William Eaton, architect. Located at north end of Malone Road, Belfast. No 37 is one of terrace of nine similar houses (HB26.28.059B-I inclusive) running between Malone Avenue and Eglantine Avenue. Rectangular on plan as a group on N-S axis with ends gabled; they form one of the most impressive terraces within Malone Road Conservation Area, each having full-height bowed bay with conical slate roof” and (39) “Mid terrace four-storey two-bay red brick late Victorian town house, built 1886-87 to designs by William Eaton, architect. Located at north end of Malone Road, Belfast, No.39 is one of terrace of nine similar houses (HB26.28.059A & C-I inclusive) running between Malone Avenue and Eglantine Avenue. Rectangular on plan as a group on N-S axis with ends gabled; they form one of the most impressive terraces within Malone Road Conservation Area, each having full-height bowed bay with conical slate roof”.
The PRONI historic map (1832/46) shows the site as Eglantine Hill part of which was a nursery.
The photographs submitted by me appear as a matter of record only. I have no connection with the applicant and express no opinion about the application.