50-56 Regent Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 4LP

Varied two storey terrace on the south side of Regent Street near its western end, built in stages from around 1850 to around 1863.

Number 50, at the east end of the terrace, was built around 1860-63 as a manse for the Methodist church immediately to its east. It has a sandstone facade with brick dressings to most openings. The front facade is symmetrical, featuring a central timber panelled and glazed door with segmental arch fanlight set within a segmental arch headed recess with simple architrave. To the left of the doorway is a large tripartite sash window with segmental arch head and horizontal glazing bars, matched by a similar window to the right. The first floor has three single sash windows of similar style with margin panes. The east gable has a narrow window to the centre on both floors. A long two storey gabled return projects from the centre of the rear. The east face of the return has three windows to the first floor, similar to the first floor front but smaller and without margins, with three similarly shaped windows to the ground floor displaying an odd variety of frames. A doorway with rendered surround to the far left of the ground floor appears to be a later insertion. The gable has a modern single storey extension with flat roof. The upper floor of the gable has a sash window with horizontal glazing bars. The west face of the return is not fully visible but is clearly chamfered, narrowing towards its south end, and has a window as first floor front to the left on the first floor. This facade is finished in plain render, as is the return gable. To the right hand side of the main rear facade is a window to each floor, as first floor front. The left hand side first floor has a similar window but without glazing bars. The ground floor on this side could not be seen. The roof is covered in Bangor blue slates with two rendered chimney stacks and cast iron rainwater goods. Rendered parapets are present.

Number 52 pre-dates Number 50 but has probably witnessed more alteration. The front facade has a doorway to the far left with simply decorated Ards surround, semicircular fanlight and panelled door. To the right are three sash windows with cheval de frise. To the far right is a narrow doorway with panelled door and plain fanlight, with a laminated sign board above. The first floor has three windows as ground floor. The front facade is finished in painted render with chamfered quoins and corbelled eaves course. To the left at the rear is a long two storey return with mid twentieth century windows to its west facade and a gabled roof with corrugated asbestos covering. A dilapidated looking lean-to section extends across the whole of the ground floor of the main rear facade. The left hand portion may be quite old as it has a sash window with horizontal glazing bars, whilst the right hand portion is mainly glazed (conservatory-like) and is probably a mid twentieth century addition. The roof of this whole lean-to section is partly covered in corrugated asbestos with some glazed panels. The first floor of the main facade has two sash windows as lean-to. The main rear facade is finished in plain render. The roof is Bangor blue slated at the front but covered in asbestos slates at the rear. Three rendered chimney stacks are present. The west side of this property is built on the squint. Cast iron rainwater goods are present.

Numbers 54-56 comprise a large pub. The front facade has a recent pub front with central double doors, flanking windows and long timber sign board. To the left is a large elliptical arch headed carriage entrance with metal gates and simple surround. To the right of the pub front is a sash window with simple surround, tall wrought iron cheval de frise and panelled apron, followed by a similar window. A further entrance to the pub has a panelled door, large sidelights and elliptical arch fanlight over all. To the right of this are two sash windows with simple surround and cheval de frise. The first floor has eight sash windows resting on a cill course, with large projecting period style lamps to the first floor front facade. To the ground floor rear is a large single storey flat roofed section with modern openings. Above this most former openings are now blocked, with only four still in evidence and only two at the right with modern frames. The section to the right above the carriage arch is slightly recessed and appears to have been built with Number 52. The front facade is finished in lined render and painted with chamfered quoins and base. The rear is mainly finished in plain painted render, with the far right portion currently without render revealing sandstone construction. The roof is covered in Bangor blue slates with two yellow brick chimney stacks and cast iron and PVC rainwater goods. The east end of the building is on the squint. Large outbuildings to the rear are currently undergoing repair and restoration.