Old Mill House, 47 Craigdarragh Road, Helen's Bay, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 1UB

A multi-bay two-storey attached basalt rubble and brick mid-nineteenth century house, built as part of a mill complex, north of Craigdarragh road west of Helens Bay. Rectangular on plan with projecting two-storey canted Regency bay to front, two-storey and single-storey return to rear; brick extension to west forming part of main block dated 1956. Pitched natural slate roof (hipped roof to bay) with terracotta ridge tiles; clustered brick chimneystack having terracotta pots; tall brick chimneystacks to rear return. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on overhanging eaves. Walling is basalt rubble and Flemish bonded red-brick; Regency bay to front is smooth render. Multi-paned timber frame side-hung casement windows in brick dressings, some with timber transoms and mullions; those to ground floor with segmental arch heads; those to central bay are set into simple reveals with projecting masonry sills. First floor has window heads at eaves level. The principal elevation faces NW and is two openings wide to either side of central bay. To left of central bay are a number of brick infilled openings; to right is 1956 brick extension having two windows to ground floor, a single window to first floor, and a single opening to exposed section; to right at first floor is rendered square plaque reading “H : M G 1956”. Entrance accessed by two stone steps; door is multi-paned timber frame in brick surround. The NE gable end has central first floor window; two ogee arch recesses to ground floor with brick infill and each containing window. The SE elevation has two window openings to gable of return; exposed section to left with three windows to first floor; ground floor with timber door; abutted to right by garage. The SW gable of the main block has a single opening to ground and first floor. Setting: Situated in a mature site with large lawned and wooded garden to front and largewalled kitchen garden (no longer in use) to west. Access from main road via lane which leads around the front of the building to the west: single-storey brick outbuildings with segmental-headed openings and timber sheeted doors line the lane to west; access to rear yard through timber gate. Bound to all sides by basalt rubble wall and mature hedgerow and trees. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: Basalt rubble and brick Windows: Variety of multi-paned timber framed RWG: Cast-iron half-round