3 & 4 Edenduff Terrace, Antrim, Co Antrim, BT41 4NF

A pair of single-storey terrace cottages of basalt rubble, now combined into one dwelling. These form part of what was originally a block of four similar cottages, itself part of a larger row of five identical blocks. The building sits in a rural setting facing the main road, set back slightly with a tarmac access road in front separated by kerbstones. Opposite stands the heavily wooded demesne of Shane's Castle, bounded by a basalt rubble wall, with agricultural land surrounding the wider area.

Entrance Elevation

The main entrance faces south. Originally each cottage unit was three bays wide with a central doorway flanked by windows on either side, creating an overall entrance elevation now six bays wide. The roof is laid with Bangor blue slates in regular courses with dark-toned ridge tiles. One chimney is set at the right-hand gable, constructed of red brick with a projecting blue-black brick cornice of three courses surmounted by a blocking course of red brick, topped with two pots. A similar chimney at the left-hand extremity is common with the adjoining house to the left.

The walls are of basalt rubble with roughly squared quoins to the right-hand extremity. A projecting brick eaves course runs along the wall line. Openings are dressed with red brick flat arches and block dressings, though these are partly obscured by later cement reveals and raised surrounds. Later repointing has been slightly smeared over parts of the masonry. Cast iron gutters with cast iron downpipes are fitted to each extremity.

Windows are rectangular timber sliding sash with 1 over 1 panes and horns, painted white. The exposed sash boxes are also painted white, and projecting stone cills are painted white. The doorway to the former cottage No 3, to the left, contains a rectangular sheeted timber door surmounted by a rectangular plain glazed fanlight in an unmoulded timber frame. The frame sits on painted stone base blocks, with a concrete doorstep painted to match. Modern metal letterbox and knocker are fitted. The doorway to the former cottage No 4, to the right, is similar but without ironmongery; its fanlight is blocked with a painted wooden panel. Black PVC vertical cable trunking runs to the left of this doorway.

Side and Rear Elevations

The east elevation is a blank gable rendered up to the base of the chimney with a wet dash of crushed stones swept over a smooth cement rendered plinth. A small PVC grille is set to the right-hand side. Roof verges are flush.

The rear elevation treats the two former houses as one unit. The roof is slated as on the front elevation, with a broad central flat-roofed dormer rising from just above the eaves. The dormer is timber-constructed with vertical boarding to front and cheeks, fitted with four rectangular timber windows comprising fixed lights and side-hung casements. A PVC gutter and downpipe are fitted to the dormer. The wall is rendered with a wet dash of crushed stones swept over a smooth cement rendered plinth, with a timber eaves board and PVC gutter and downpipes. A PVC soilpipe is also present.

Three windows light the rear wall: modern rectangular timber fixed lights with side-hung casements and top-hung vents, set in smooth rendered reveals with thin projecting concrete cills. A doorway contains a modern rectangular panelled door incorporating a radial glazed fanlight, set in a plain timber frame with a recessed rendered panel above.

Setting

A gravelled driveway runs along the gable of house No 4, between it and the gable of the adjacent block to the east, leading to a large concrete and gravelled area at the rear of the house, with a lawn beyond.