44-46 Frances Street, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 3DY

Block of two, two storey house/offices set in the terrace on the N side of the eastern end of Frances Street. HB24/09/001A No.44 is the smaller of the two properties and was largely rebuilt recently. The front (S) facade has a timber panelled door with semicircular fanlight (which leads to the upper floor) to the far left. To the immediate right of this is another panelled door with a plain semicircular fanlight and ‘Ards’ surround (which leads to the ground floor). To the right of this is a large three light shop window (in period style) with (slightly projecting) timber signboard above. This window was inserted recently, previously there were two smaller windows, like those to the first floor. The three upper floor windows are evenly spaced and set on a cill course with brackets. Each window has a PVC frame. The lower half of the front facade has rusticated render, the upper half is in plain render. Bracketed eaves course. The rear of the building was rebuilt recently and now sports a large two storey gabled return with modern windows and plain render. The roof has Bangor blue slates to the front and asbestos free to the rear. Mixture of PVC and cast iron rw goods. HB24/09/001B No.46 is a larger house with a late Victorian appearance. To the left on the ground floor is a timber sheeted door with plain fanlight. The door has a fluted ‘pilaster’ surround with matching fluted architrave. To the left of the door are two windows with similar surrounds to the door and modern frames. Both windows have a low grill in front of their base. To the first floor are three similar but larger windows. The front facade is finished in plain render and painted. Bracketed eaves course. To the left at the rear is a large two storey return with three sheeted doors and a window to the ground floor on the W facade and four windows to the first floor. The window to the left on the first floor has a modern frame, the rest have sash. The window opening to the ground floor is modern looking. To the rear of the main house are two sash windows (with horizontal glazing bars) to the ground floor. The window to the left is slightly taller. To the first floor is a sash window with Georgian panes, to the right, and a much narrower sash window to the left. The rear facade and the return are finished in plain cement render and painted. A corrugated PVC roof covers part of the yard at the rear. The roof has Bangor blue (almost Tullcavey-like) slates with two gabled dormers to the front with semicircular headed sash windows and decorative barge boards. There are two rendered chimney stacks to the W side of the roof. The stack slightly further to the E is much larger. Velux window to rear. Mixture of cast iron and PVC rw goods. Extensive outbuildings to rear.