Orange Hall, Redburn Square, Holywood, Co. Down

A free-standing two-storey three-bay polychromatic brick Orange Hall, built c.1880, located on the junction of Sullivan Place and Hibernia Street in the centre of Holywood. Rectangular on plan with single-storey flat-roof modern brick extension to rear (of no interest). Pitched natural slate roof with corbelled brick gable verges; red brick chimneys having yellow brick dressings. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on dentilled brick eaves. Walling is English Garden wall bonded red brick with yellow brick dressings; rubble stone and brick to rear; smooth render to south: yellow brick string course to first floor; ovolo moulded and pierced string course to ground floor. Windows are segmental-headed 2/2 timber-framed sliding sash with horizontal glazing bars; continuous yellow brick sills to first floor. First floor windows with decorative yellow brick arches and label mould; ground floor windows with yellow and blue brick voussoirs in pointed relieving arches. The principal elevation faces west and is three openings wide. To centre at ground floor is entrance door in recessed brick surround; modern timber door with sidelight to left surmounted by segmental-headed transom light. The north elevation has three windows to ground floor; two segmental-headed windows to first floor; decorative polychromatic roundel with fixed wrought-iron star to upper gable. The east (rear) elevation is partially concealed by neighbouring building. Modern timber entrance door (fire escape) with masonry steps to first floor; window to left. Ground floor is abutted by modern brick extension (of no interest) with entrance onto Redburn Square. The south elevation is blank. Setting Corner-sited; large modern building to rear; single-storey flat-roof modern building to south. Decorative gate and iron railings on low stone wall to front. Roof: Natural slate Walling: brick Windows: timber RWG: Cast-iron