This 3 Bedroom semi detached house is situated in a prime location within Bessbrook. Located off the Millvale Road and within close proximity to Newry city centre and all local amenities.

The property would ideally suit those seeking a family home is a much sought after residential development, it is within easy reach of the Belfast to Dublin carriageway and other transport links.

Bessbrook is named from Elizabeth or Bess Nicholson, wife of Joseph Nicholson whose family had carried on a linen business in the district from 1806 until 1845. The 'brook' is a stream which runs through the outskirts of the village.

Bessbrook was founded by John Grubb Richardson in 1845 as a 'model village', with spacious streets and squares surrounding a large linen mill owned by the Quaker Richardson family. As a social experiment it is similar to the model of the better-known Bournville company town founded by the Cadbury family near Birmingham, England, however it predates this development by more than 30 years. It is likely that the precedent on which it was based was the industrial village at Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland, founded in 1825 by the Quaker Malcolmson family.

Among the principles on which the village was based was a philosophy of "Three P's": there should be no public houses, no pawn shops, and consequently no need for police. It was John Grubb Richardson's belief that without a public house there would be no need for a pawn brokers or police station. To this day there are no public houses in the village. Nor are there any pawn shops, although nowadays there is a Police Service of Northern Ireland station. In 1885 a hydro-electric tramway was opened between Bessbrook and Newry.

At one time, Bessbrook linen was among the finest in the world, and the linen mill provided most of the employment in the village. Tenement houses were constructed for the mill workers, many of which were of such good quality that they are still inhabited today. Each house also had an allotment garden for the growing of vegetables, and the area of the village where the were situated is still known as 'The Gardens', although the allotments themselves have been replaced by further housing. Most of the buildings in the village are constructed of granite, which is abundant locally.

In the frequently segregated communities of Northern Ireland, Bessbrook is an unusually mixed village, with representation of Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic denominations. The village also has a Quaker meeting house. This is set in the demesne of The Woodhouse, which was inhabited by the Richardson family until the 1980s, and of Derrymore House – also a Richardson property until bequeathed to the National Trust, it was once the home of Isaac Corry MP. The area has been designated an historic park.^[1]

Accommodation comprises: Entrance hall, Living room, kitchen/dining, 3 bedrooms, Bathroom. Additional Features: Oil fired central heating, UPVC windows and alarm system.

Entrance Hall: Solid front door, carpeted, storage.

Living room: 12' 0'' x 12' 6''  (2.87m x 3.81m). Oak fireplace with cast iron inset and hearth, solid oak floor.

Kitchen/dining: 12' 6'' x 13' 6'' ( 3.81m x 4.11m). Cream fitted kitchen units, plumbed for washing machine.

Bedroom 1: 15' 7'' x 7' 11''  (4.75m x 2.41m). Carpeted, hot press.

Bedroom 2: 10' 2'' x 10' 9''  (3.10m x 3.28m). Carpeted.

Bedroom 3:7' 6'' x 8' 6''  (2.29m x 2.59m). Carpeted.

Bathroom: 5' 10'' x 5' 10''  (1.78m x 1.78m). 3 piece white suite, electric shower, partially tiled walls, tiled flooring.

Outside: Large side garden, paved yard to the rear, Garden shed, Concrete driveway.

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