Boat House Restaurant, 1a Seacliff Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 5HD

Former mid-19th century two-storey single bay boat and watch house aligned N-S located at the SE corner of Bangor Marina; prior to the latter’s construction, it was situated at the water’s edge. Hipped natural slate roof with eaves board along exposed rafter tails. Downlights affixed to eaves soffit. The original chimney (as shown on the 1912 photo) has been replaced in brick with sandstone coping and chamfered yellow plinth course. Half-round metal gutters and circular metal down pipes. Walls of roughly-dressed blackstone brought to courses and embellished with replacement stepped cut sandstone quoins. All openings are square-headed and also trimmed with cut sandstone. North gable, facing seaward, has wide segmental headed doorway, now with double glazed doors and glazed canopy over, leading out to fenced-off yard. Above is an 8/8 sliding sash window in front of which is a small cantilevered balcony on two timber beams. No traces survive of former slipway. West elevation has a flight of external stone steps with vertically-barred metal handrail leading to first floor doorway with replacement sheeted timber door. To right of door is 2/2 sliding sash window with cut sandstone cill. Underneath stairway is a 2-pane timber window with dressed granite cill and vertical metal security bars. South gable is partly cut into slope such that only the first floor is visible externally. Semicircular headed opening to centre containing a 2/2 sliding sash window. East elevation has 2-pane window to ground floor, detailed as W elevation. Two 8/8 sliding sash windows to first floor, both with sandstone cills. Setting Set in a tarmacadam car park to the SE corner of Bangor Marina at the junction of Victoria Road and Seacliff Road to the north of the listed Tower House (HB23/05/012) and overlooking Bangor Bay. The surrounding car park has been built on made ground obscuring the former slipway. Modern steel railings guard the resulting retaining wall around three sides of the building. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Stone Windows: Timber RWG: Metal