AChurchSt. Mark’s (C of I) parish churchChurch StreetPhoto: Dean Molyneaux · CC BY-SA 2.0
Newtownards Model Primary School · Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Newtownards · HED
57 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top grade
HED counts them inside Newtownards’s settlement, 19 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 4 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 1 old view of the town.
Listed buildings
57
19 per 10,000 residents
Grade A
1
exceptional interest
Grade B+
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
4
nationally important sites
In pictures
Newtownards in 7 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade A and B+ building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
St. Mark’s (C of I) parish churchGrade A listed
Town Hall Conway Square Newtownards Co. DownGrade B+ listed
Masonic HallGrade B listed
Regent HouseGrade B listed
Hardford LodgeGrade B listed+2See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Newtownards in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1900Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Newtownards’s history is
Every Grade A and B+ building, monument and historic park.
Grade AGrade B+Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
57 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade A2 Grade B+54 Grade B
The Department for Communities lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Northern Ireland in three main grades: Grade A for buildings of the greatest importance (about 2.4% of listed buildings), Grade B+ for buildings of particular quality or interest (about 7.4%), and Grade B, with B1 and B2, for buildings of special interest (about 90%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the Department for Communities’ Historic Buildings Record whose point lies inside NISRA’s settlement development limit (2015). One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade A
The Grade A listed building in Newtownards
Buildings of the greatest importance, about 2.4% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade B+
The 2 Grade B+ listed buildings in Newtownards
Buildings of particular quality or interest. Every one is photographed.
B+PublicTown Hall Conway Square Newtownards Co. DownTown Hall Conway Square Newtownards Co. DownPhoto: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0
B+PublicNewtownards Model Primary SchoolScrabo RoadPhoto: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets
Court St. Newtownards Co. Down has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Court St. Newtownards Co. Down21 listed
Court Square Newtownards Co. Down3 listed
William Street3 listed
Of the 57 entries, 37 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Newtownards’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas43
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings5
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Walls, gates & bridges1
43 entries (75%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 1 Grade A buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade B
54 Grade B listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 54 Grade B listed buildings, A to Z
Bank of Ireland 12 Conway Square Newtownards Co.DownCorry burial vaultHardford LodgeMasonic HallMethodist Church Regent St. NewtownardsMile post, [next to 50 Frances Street]MountpleasantNorthern BankPresbyterian Church Regent St. Newtownards Co.DownRegent HouseRosemount, 22 Victoria AvenueSecond Presbyterian Church and Railings Mary St. Newtownards Co. DownSt. Patrick’s RC ChurchStrean Church Hall East St. Newtownards Co. DownStrean Presbyterian Church East St. Newtownards Co.DownThe Post Office (Original Building) 8 Francis St. Newtownards Co. DownWall at Regent House1 Church Street10 Court Square Newtownards Co. Down13 Regent St. Newtownards Co. Down2 William Street21 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down22-24 Court Street23 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down25 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down27 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down29 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down30 Mountain Road31 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down33 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down35 Court St. Newtownards Co.Down37 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down37-39 Francis St. Newtownards Co.Down39 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down4 Court Square Newtownards Co. Down4 William Street41 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down43 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down43-45 Frances Street45 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down47 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down49 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down5 Court Square Newtownards Co. Down51 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down53 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down55 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down57 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down57A Court St. Newtownards Co. Down6 William Street63-65 Court Street69 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down71 Court St. Newtownards Co. Down75-77 Court St. Newtownards Co.Down8 William Street & 2 Corry Street
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
4 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Department for Communities.
Market Cross: Old Cross, Newtownards
Strongpoint, Commons
Windmill, Corporation North (Newtownards)
17th century garden, walls and canal, Newtownards
Born here
6 notable people born in Newtownards before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Thomas Watters
H. B. Higgins
John Morrow Simms
John Alexander
Thomas Watters Brown
Jimmy McKnight
1800182518501875190019251950
H. B. Higgins1851–1929 · Australian politician (1851–1929)
TW
Thomas Watters1840–1901 · British diplomat in China and Korea, sinologist
TB
Thomas Watters Brown1879–1944 · Irish politician (1879-1944)
John Alexander1876–1941 · New Zealand politician and lawyer
John Morrow Simms1854–1934 · Northern Irish politician and priest (1854-1934)
JM
Jimmy McKnight1892–1920 · Irish association football player (1892-1920)
Everyone born in Newtownards → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Newtownards has the 80th most Grade A buildings of 341 towns its size
Places of 18,000–47,000 people outside London, by Grade A listed buildings.
Newtownards1
#154 of 341for listed buildings per resident (19 per 10,000). Stamford, Bury St Edmunds and Devizes lead.
79 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Newtownards
| Town | People | Listed | Grade A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownards | 29,677 | 57 | 1 | — |
| Comber | 9,529 | 30 | 0 | — |
| Bangor | 64,596 | 93 | 1 | — |
| Donaghadee | 7,325 | 48 | 1 | — |
| Holywood | 10,757 | 130 | 0 | — |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 58,763 | 37 | 0 | — |
| Ballygowan | 3,138 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Carryduff | 7,173 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Newtownards in brief
Newtownards has 57 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top grade, including St. Mark’s (C of I) parish church. Only 79 of the 341 towns nearest its size have more Grade A buildings. On Court St. Newtownards Co. Down alone there are 21 listed buildings.
Of the whole list, 75% are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include H. B. Higgins (1851), Thomas Watters (1840) and Thomas Watters Brown (1879). Beyond that, it also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Newtownards’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Newtownards?
The Historic Environment Division lists 57 buildings inside Newtownards’s settlement: 1 Grade A, 2 Grade B+ and 54 Grade B.
What are the Grade A listed buildings in Newtownards?
One: St. Mark’s (C of I) parish church.
Which street in Newtownards has the most listed buildings?
Court St. Newtownards Co. Down (21), Court Square Newtownards Co. Down (3) and William Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Newtownards?
Yes, 4 scheduled monuments, including Market Cross: Old Cross, Newtownards, Strongpoint, Commons, Windmill, Corporation North (Newtownards) and 17th century garden, walls and canal, Newtownards.
Are there old photos of Newtownards?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard from 1900 to 1900, all on this page.
Who was born in Newtownards?
Among people born before 1900: H. B. Higgins (1851), Thomas Watters (1840), Thomas Watters Brown (1879), John Alexander (1876) and John Morrow Simms (1854).
Newtownards has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monument areas and historic parks, gardens and demesnes: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division, via Open Data NI (Open Government Licence v3.0). Check an entry with the Historic Environment Division before relying on it.
Sources: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division: Historic Buildings Record (listed grades A, B+, B1, B2, B), scheduled monument areas and the register of historic parks, gardens and demesnes, October 2026, via Open Data NI, inside NISRA’s settlement development limit. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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