AHouseHoly Trinity CathedralEnglish St.Photo: Ardfern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gatehouse, New County Gaol · Photo: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Downpatrick · HED
78 listed buildings, 3 of them in the top grade
On the HED list, all of them stand inside Downpatrick’s settlement, 68 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 9 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
78
68 per 10,000 residents
Grade A
3
exceptional interest
Grade B+
6
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
nationally important sites
In pictures
Downpatrick in 9 photos
Nearly every Grade A and B+ building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Holy Trinity CathedralGrade A listed
Southwell Charity School and AlmshousesGrade A listed
Down Arts Centre (former Assembly rooms)Grade B listed
Northern BankGrade B listed
25 English St.Grade B+ listed+4See 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.
The map
Where Downpatrick’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.
78 listed buildings by grade
3 Grade A6 Grade B+69 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 3 Grade A listed buildings in Downpatrick
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.
APublicSouthwell Charity School and AlmshousesEnglish St.Photo: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0
AChurchDownpatrick First (Non-Subscribing) Presbyterian ChurchStream StreetPhoto: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade B+
The 6 Grade B+ listed buildings in Downpatrick
Buildings of particular quality or interest. 4 are photographed.
B+Walls & gatesGatehouse, New County GaolNew County GaolPhoto: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0
B+House25 English St.25 English St., DownpatrickPhoto: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0
B+PublicCourt House, English St.English St.Photo: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0
B+House27 English St.27 English St., DownpatrickPhoto: Chief Judge Rico · CC BY-SA 3.0
HouseEnglish St., DownpatrickDownpatrick
ChurchParish Church of the Holy Trinity (St. Margaret's)Church St.
Historic streets
English St. 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.
English St.19 listed · 2 II*
Downpatrick10 listed
Irish Street7 listed
Irish St.6 listed
Stream Street4 listed
Of the 78 entries, 50 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Downpatrick’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas60
Public & civic buildings9
Churches, chapels & priories4
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
Walls, gates & bridges1
60 entries (77%) are houses, terraces and villas. 4 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 3 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
69 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 69 Grade B listed buildings, A to Z
Cell Block, Old Gaol ComplexConvent of Our Lady of MercyDenvir's HotelDown Arts Centre (former Assembly rooms)Downe Hospital (administration block)Downe Hospital (main block)Downshire Hospital (front terrace)Former WorkhouseFrankville HouseGovernor's HouseHorse and Hound BarMasonic HallNorthern BankOld Gaol EntrancePresbyterian ChurchRathdune HouseRuc Station, 45 Irish St.Sall-Miller TombSt. Patrick's R C ChurchWallace TombWater tower at Downshire Hospital1 Irish St., Downpatrick10 English St.106 Saul St, Downpatrick11 English St.110 Irish Street112 Irish Street114-116 Irish Street11A English St.12 English St.13 English St.14 Saul St., Downpatrick16 Saul St., Downpatrick16 Stream Street18 English St.18 Saul St., Downpatrick18-22 Stream Street2 English St.2 Stream Street20 Saul St., Downpatrick22 English St.22 Saul St., Downpatrick24 Saul St., Downpatrick27-31 Irish Street28 English St.28 Stream St.3 Irish St., Downpatrick30 English St.32 English St.34 English St.35 Irish Street36 English St38 English St39 Irish St.4 English St.4 Stream Street40 English St.41 Irish Street41A Irish Street5 Irish St., Downpatrick6 English St.62 Scotch Street69 Irish St.71 Irish St.8 English St.9 English St.95 Irish St.97 Irish St.99 Irish St.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
3 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Department for Communities.
Benedictine Monastry and multi period ecclesiastical site.'Cathedral Hill', Demesne of Down
Cross: Downpatrick town Cross, Cathedral Hill, Downpatrick: earthworks and ecclesiastical site, Demesne of Down
Standing Stone, Demesne of Down
Born here
6 notable people born in Downpatrick before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
David Ker
Patrick Dorrian
William Johnston
Robert Wallace
William J. McRoberts
Sidney Cowan
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PD
Patrick Dorrian1814–1885 · Catholic bishop
RW
Robert Wallace1860–1929 · Irish army officer and barrister (1860-1929)
William J. McRoberts1863–1933 · American politician
SC
Sidney Cowan1897–1916 · British flying ace
David Ker1758–1805 · American academic administrator
WJ
William Johnston1829–1902 · Irish politician (1829–1902)
Everyone born in Downpatrick → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Downpatrick has the 35th most Grade A buildings of 637 towns its size
Places of 7,000–18,000 people outside London, by Grade A listed buildings.
Downpatrick3
#164 of 637for listed buildings per resident (68 per 10,000). Brecon, Malmesbury and Ludlow lead.
34 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Downpatrick
| Town | People | Listed | Grade A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 11,545 | 78 | 3 | — |
| Killyleagh | 2,787 | 33 | 0 | — |
| Ballynahinch | 6,164 | 10 | 0 | — |
| Saintfield | 3,588 | 45 | 0 | — |
| Newcastle | 8,298 | 29 | 0 | — |
In brief
Downpatrick in brief
Downpatrick has 78 listed buildings, 3 of them in the top grade, including Holy Trinity Cathedral. Only 34 of the 637 towns nearest its size have more Grade A buildings. Most entries on the list, 77%, are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 6 people born here before 1900, the best known include Patrick Dorrian (1814), Robert Wallace (1860) and William J. McRoberts (1863). Beyond that, it also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Questions about Downpatrick’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Downpatrick?
The Historic Environment Division lists 78 buildings inside Downpatrick’s settlement: 3 Grade A, 6 Grade B+ and 69 Grade B.
What are the Grade A listed buildings in Downpatrick?
3, including Downpatrick First (Non-Subscribing) Presbyterian Church, Holy Trinity Cathedral and Southwell Charity School and Almshouses.
Which street in Downpatrick has the most listed buildings?
English St. (19), Downpatrick (10) and Irish Street (7) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Downpatrick?
Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including Benedictine Monastry and multi period ecclesiastical site.'Cathedral Hill', Demesne of Down, Cross: Downpatrick town Cross, Cathedral Hill, Downpatrick: earthworks and ecclesiastical site, Demesne of Down and Standing Stone, Demesne of Down.
Who was born in Downpatrick?
Among people born before 1900: Patrick Dorrian (1814), Robert Wallace (1860), William J. McRoberts (1863), Sidney Cowan (1897) and David Ker (1758).
Downpatrick 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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