B+ChurchHoly Trinity Roman Catholic ChurchChapel StreetPhoto: Linda Bailey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Linda Bailey · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Cookstown · HED
60 listed buildings, 5 of them in the second grade
HED counts them inside Cookstown’s settlement, 48 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
60
48 per 10,000 residents
Grade A
0
exceptional interest
Grade B+
5
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Cookstown
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos 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.
The map
Where Cookstown’s history is
Every Grade A and B+ building, monument and historic park.
Grade B+Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
60 listed buildings by grade
0 Grade A5 Grade B+55 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 B+
The 5 Grade B+ listed buildings in Cookstown
Buildings of particular quality or interest. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
B+ChurchSt Luran's Church of Ireland Church96 Church StreetPhoto: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
HouseFormer LMS Railway TerminusMolesworth Street
House48 Molesworth Street48 Molesworth Street
House48/50 William Street48/50 William Street
Historic streets
James Street 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.
James Street14 listed
Molesworth Street12 listed · 1 II*
Loy Street3 listed
Of the 60 entries, 32 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Cookstown’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas43
Churches, chapels & priories9
Public & civic buildings6
Walls, gates & bridges2
43 entries (72%) are houses, terraces and villas. 9 are churches, chapels and priories.
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
55 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 55 Grade B listed buildings, A to Z
Central Bar, 30 William StreetChapel of the AnnunciationCookstown Masonic LodgeCookstown Technical CollegeCoolnafranky HouseCourt House, 2-4 Chapel StreetDerryloran Parish HallFirst Cookstown Presbyterian ChurchFirst Presbyterian Church ManseFormer Goods Shed, Moleworth Street, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, BT80Gate Lodge, Coolnafranky HouseGlenlowry HouseHenry & FaulknerKidd's BridgeLodge at GreenvaleLoy House, 80 Chapel StreetLoy House, 82 Chapel StreetMethodist ChurchMethodist ManseMolesworth Street Presbyterian ChurchParochial HouseSocial Security OfficeSt Brigid's Convent and National SchoolTelephone Exchange19 Molesworth Street21-23 Molesworth Street25 Molesworth Street26-28 William Street27-29 Molesworth Street31-33 Molesworth Street35 Molesworth Street37 Molesworth Street39-41 Molesworth Street44 James Street45 Molesworth Street46 James Street47-49 Molesworth Street48 James Street50-52 James Street51 Loy Street, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, BT80 8PE51-53 Molesworth Street54 James Street54 Loy Street55 James Street56 James Street56-58 Loy Street58 James Street60 James Street62 James Street64 James Street66 James Street68 James Street7 Loy Street70 James Street9 Loy Street, Cokstown, Co Tyrone, BT80 8PZ
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Department for Communities.
RATH (RESCHEDULED AREA), Gortalowry
Born here
10 notable people born in Cookstown before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Robert Henry Charles
Thomas Neill
Sir Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet
Thomas Harbison
Typhoid Mary
Maude Glasgow
Rhona Adair
Roy Knight
Violet McAdoo
Alfie Harland
18501875190019251950
Typhoid Mary1869–1938 · Infected houseworker in New York City
Robert Henry Charles1855–1931 · British biblical scholar and theologian (1855–1931)
Rhona Adair1881–1961 · Amateur golfer
Roy Knight1891–1971 · Canadian politician
SB
Sir Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet1858–1934 · British general (1858–1934)
TH
Thomas Harbison1864–1930 · Irish politician (1864-1930)
TN
Thomas Neill1856–1937 · Irish businessman (1856–1937)
MG
Maude Glasgow1876–1955 · Irish-born American pioneer of public health and preventative medicine
Everyone born in Cookstown → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Cookstown
| Town | People | Listed | Grade A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown | 12,546 | 60 | 0 | — |
| Coalisland | 5,468 | 7 | 0 | — |
| Magherafelt | 8,996 | 24 | 1 | — |
| Dungannon | 16,282 | 112 | 0 | — |
In brief
Cookstown in brief
Cookstown has 60 listed buildings, including Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. James Street alone has 14 listed buildings. Most entries on the list, 72%, are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 10 people born here before 1900, the best known include Typhoid Mary (1869), Robert Henry Charles (1855) and Rhona Adair (1881). The rest is about typical: like most towns its size, it has no Grade A building; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Cookstown’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Cookstown?
The Historic Environment Division lists 60 buildings inside Cookstown’s settlement: 0 Grade A, 5 Grade B+ and 55 Grade B.
Which street in Cookstown has the most listed buildings?
James Street (14), Molesworth Street (12) and Loy Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Cookstown?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including RATH (RESCHEDULED AREA), Gortalowry.
Who was born in Cookstown?
Among people born before 1900: Typhoid Mary (1869), Robert Henry Charles (1855), Rhona Adair (1881), Roy Knight (1891) and Sir Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet (1858).
Cookstown 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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