52 Springhill Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 3NP

This is a two-storey, two-bay modernist-style dwelling erected between 1940 and 1959. It is located on the west side of Springhill Road, southwest of Bangor town centre, and is one of a few well-executed examples of this style in a smaller house format. The house does not appear on historic maps of the Bangor area prior to 1939, first being depicted on Ordnance Survey maps from the 1960s. Springhill Road itself was developed after 1950, named after Spring Hill farm which was demolished in 1983. The architect is not known.

The house exhibits minimalist architecture, drawing from the International style, characterised by a lack of ornamentation, ribbon windows, and a flat roof. The finishing material of the roof is currently unknown. It has overhanging eaves with uPVC replacement soffits and fascia board, and uPVC rainwater goods. The walls are smooth rendered white, with red brick features to the chimney and porch. Most windows are uPVC replacements, though a single original timber-framed window with single glazing remains on the ground floor. The front door is plain timber with decorative, surface-mounted hinges and fixed opaque glazing.

The principal, east-facing elevation is arranged asymmetrically. A single-storey, flat-roofed red brick porch, set at a 45-degree angle, extends from the ground floor and is supported by circular steel columns on a red brick plinth wall. To the right of the porch is a full-height timber-framed window returning around the corner. A ribbon window runs the full width of the first floor, projecting with a plain surround and intermediate plain columns. A single window opening is present on the south elevation, to the ground floor right. The rear elevation features various openings and a two-storey return to the left, with large uPVC French doors at ground floor level and ribbon windows on the first floor. The north elevation has a red brick chimneystack projecting left of centre, breaking through the eaves.

The house sits on a relatively narrow site nestled between two-storey, pitched-roof dwellings, with a small front garden and a flat-roofed garage and garden to the rear. The building demonstrates group value through its style and proportion, with notable qualities in its plan form and the survival of its interior. It also holds local historical interest.