2 The Crescent, Holywood, County Down, BT18 9AY

A symmetrical two-storey three-bay polychrome brick mid-terrace house, built 1864, located to the south of High Street, close to the heart of Holywood town. Rectangular on plan with L-shaped return to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with rectangular brick chimneystacks having stone plinth and terracotta pots. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods with drive-in brackets. Walling to principal elevation is Flemish bonded polychromatic brick with dentilled brick course to ground and cornice to first floor; north elevation is smooth rendered; rear elevation is painted smooth render. Windows are timber-framed 2/2 sliding sash with horizontal glazing bars and stone sills; yellow brick surrounds, variously detailed. The principal elevation faces west, symmetrically arranged and three openings wide. Ground floor has paired window openings between brick pilasters and dentilled dentilled cornice over continuous with string course. Central entrance up two bull-nosed stone steps; door is double panelled with brass door furniture having transom light and side lights. North elevation is abutted by adjoining building, HB 23/20/033A. East (rear) elevation is abutted by L-shaped return. Rear garden is enclosed by rubble stone wall. No access to garden. South elevation is abutted by adjoining building, HB 23./20/033C. Setting The terrace is located in a secluded square with mature trees, enclosed by a brick wall with cast-iron electric gates to north. Small garden to front with lawn and shrubbery enclosed by a polychromatic brick wall; accessed by two stone steps with a central paved pathway. The rear garden is enclosed by rubble and brick wall. Roof: natural slate Walling: brick/render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron ogee