Grading of Listed Buildings

Buildings listed by the Department are divided into three grades; A, B+ and B to give an indication of their relative importance. The gradings are not statutory but they are used by the Department as a management tool to help in administering levels of grant to owners of listed buildings. The categories contained within the list can be briefly defined as follows: Grade A : buildings of greatest importance to Northern Ireland including both outstanding architectural set-pieces and the least altered examples of each representative style, period and grouping. There are 193 buildings in this category (June 1997).