List of Grade B+ listed buildings in County Tyrone facts for kids

County Tyrone is a county in Northern Ireland.

This article is about special buildings in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. These buildings are called "listed buildings" because they are important for their history or their cool design. In County Tyrone, there are about 110 buildings that are listed as "Grade B+". This means they are very special and need to be protected.

What are Listed Buildings?

A listed building is like a treasure! It's a building or structure that the government has officially marked as having "special architectural or historic interest." This means it's either very old, has a unique design, or played an important part in history.

What Does Grade B+ Mean?

There are different levels of listed buildings. Grade B+ buildings are super important! They are almost as special as "Grade A" buildings. Sometimes, a building might be Grade B+ because it has amazing features inside, or it's in a beautiful setting. It could also be a building that is more historically important than other "Grade B" buildings.

Why are Buildings Protected?

Listing buildings helps to keep them safe for the future. It makes sure that these important parts of history and architecture are not changed or knocked down without careful thought.

Who Decides Which Buildings are Listed?

In Northern Ireland, the Department for Communities is in charge of making these lists. A special team called the Historic Environment Division (HED) does the work of finding and listing these buildings.

How Do They Find Special Buildings?

They started looking for special buildings way back in 1969. This first search finished in 1994. Then, they started a "Second Survey" to check and update all the information. As of 2016, they had checked about 60% of the region! All the information they find goes into a public database. They use special rules to decide if a building is important enough to be listed.

Protecting Our Historic Buildings

Once a building is listed, you can't just change it. If someone wants to make changes to a listed building, they need to get "Listed building consent" from the local council. The council has to think carefully about the building's history and design before allowing any changes.

There are about 8,500 listed buildings in all of Northern Ireland. That's about 2% of all the buildings! Around 580 of these are Grade B+.

County Tyrone's Special Buildings

County Tyrone is a large area, about 3,155 square kilometers (1,218 square miles). Around 166,500 people live there. This county is home to 110 Grade B+ listed buildings. These include old churches, grand country houses, bridges, and even old mills. Each one tells a part of County Tyrone's story.

Images for kids

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  St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Pomeroy

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  Wellbrook Beetling Mill, Cookstown

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  Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Cookstown

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  Coyle's Cottage, Coagh

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  St. John's Church, Fivemiletown

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  St. McCartan's RC Church, Augher

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  St. Michael's Church, Coalisland

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  General Nicholson Statue, Dungannon Royal School

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  Dungannon Royal School

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  Courthouse, Omagh

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  First Presbyterian Church, Omagh

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  St. Columba’s Church of Ireland, Omagh

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  Cappagh Church of Ireland, Omagh

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  Newtownstewart Old Bridge

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  Wilson House, Dergalt

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  Herdmans' Mill, Sion Mills

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  St Theresa's RC Church, Sion Mills

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  Gate Lodge, Zion House, Sion Mills

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  Christ Church, Urney

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  Glencush Bridge, Strabane

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  Gray's Stationery Shop, Strabane

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  Christ Church, Strabane

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  The Argory, Moy

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  Church of the Good Shepherd, Sion Mills