59 High Street, Donaghadee, Co Down

Part of a 2 storey terraced block of eighteenth century origin, consisting of a shop and house, at the SE end of High Street. No.59 is a house and shop. Front NE facade has a right of centre doorway with panelled door and semicircular fanlight with ‘bat wing’ tracery, all encased with blocked and fluted pilaster surround and semicircular architrave with keystone. To the right is a sliding sash window with Georgian panes (8 over 8) and simple, narrow, surround. To the immediate left is a similar window, but with lesser panes (6 over 6). To the far left is a large flat arch carriage opening with timber double doors. Traditional looking projecting timber sign above carriage entrance. Small timber signboard above window to immediate left of this. The front facade is finished in pebbledash render with a plain rendered base. To the first floor are four windows as ground floor left. To the left of centre at the rear is a recently constructed porch with a hipped roof of Tullycavey slates, within which is a modern rear door. To the left of this is a modern window, with another modern window to the right of the porch and the rear of the flat arch carriage entrance with recent timber double doors to the far right. Directly above the porch is a modern window (with a portion of decorative leaded glass) set at an intermediate stairwell level. To the first floor proper is a modern window to the far left and a sash window (as front) to the far right. Near the eaves is a small multi pane stairwell window. The entire rear facade is messy and unattractive. Some of the ground floor openings appear to have been altered. The facade is unrendered and shows a rubble construction which has been painted. The roof is gabled and covered in asbestos slates. There is a rendered parapet to the NW end and two rendered chimney stacks. Large Velux window to left at rear, smaller Velux window to right at front. Mixture of cast iron and PVC rw goods. Though the front facade of this property is largely traditional looking and still largely intact, the rear facade and the interior are much altered.