8 Killinchy Street, Comber, County Down, BT23 5AP

Large two storey gabled house of perhaps the early 1800s, with ‘half basement’ and greywacke rubble façade. The property is set on the E side of Killinchy Street and was probably originally associated with the former brewery/distillery to the E. The W front façade is symmetrical and has a central, painted stone door surround with cornice enclosing the two panelled timber door with a rectangular fan light.( petal design and probably a recent replacement) To either side are two large window openings with three similar evenly spaced openings to first floor. The window openings, which probably had sash windows, now all have modern multi-pane windows with top openers and are flanked by modern unsuitable timber shutters. The openings all have stone window cills and stone flat arches to their heads. These window openings almost look as if they have been enlarged, but there appears to be no physical evidence to suggest so. The S gable rises above that of its single storey neighbour. The visible portion is blank. The N gable has one window to the right side of the ground floor and a similar window directly above this to the first floor. Directly below is a recently enlarged window lighting the basement. Two large pipes rise up the centre of the gable. (one a boiler flue, the other a vent pipe.) To the rear right of the E façade is a timber sheeted door with a recent and modern window to the extreme right. To the far left and right of the ground and first floors are tall window openings. To the centre half way between ground and first floors is a similar window lighting the half landing. All these openings appear to be original and have stone cills and flat arch heads as before, though all now have modern frames. The roof is gabled and is finished with Bangor Blue Slates and has two brick chimney stacks, each with four matching pots. Cast iron and PVC rw goods.