This continuous line of cottages was known as Gape Row.
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| Gape Row on the right, not far from the former Old Moat Inn. |
The last cottage to stand was the old post office, and they were all swept away by 1934.
Opposite Gape Row, across the main road, the prospect remained rural and agricultural.
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| The Glebe House. Image: Timothy Ferres, 2020 |
The Glebe House, former residence of the Rectors of Dundonald, still stands on the hillside, in its own grounds.
It was erected in 1819 by the Rev Roger Moore Dillon, Rector from 1810 till 1851, and cost £830 to build (equivalent to about £73,000 in 2019).
This Georgian rectory is today part of a residential home, and is surrounded by extensions and various additions.
The residential home, St Elizabeth's Court, is named after the parish church which still stands on the other side of the main road.
The parish church was named after Elizabeth Cleland, of Stormont Castle.
The main block comprises two storeys and three bays, with a fanlighted door.
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| Image: Timothy Ferres, 2020 |
There are single or one and a half storey wings.
The outbuildings, however, included a carriage house, piggery, and potato house.
A garden remains at the front of the house, down a few steps, and the grounds originally extended to twelve acres.
A series of Rectors resided in the Glebe House, including the Rev Andrew Cleland (from 1851-80).
The Rev Thomas Herbert Frizelle, Rector from 1951-80, built the new parish church, which was completed in 1966.
Thomas Frizelle was probably the last Rector to live at the Glebe House, because a new rectory was built within the glebe grounds, south of the Glebe House.
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| Image: Timothy Ferres, 2020 |
On my way home I cycled over to Church Green, now the heart of old Dundonald, and spotted a Victorian post-box.
First published in July, 2020.
1 comment :
This is an excellent article. Thank you. The post box was originally mounted on the wall of the Elk Inn until about 2018/9.
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