37 The Parade, Donaghadee, Co Down

37 The Parade, Donaghadee, is a two-storey terraced building with gabled roof, now substantially altered and in use as a social club. It forms part of a terrace probably dating from around 1820–30, which was originally three storeys tall.

The building's history can be traced through historical records and depictions. A drawing of Donaghadee harbour by Samuel De la Cherois from 1817 suggests the site may have been occupied by a single or one-and-a-half storey dwelling at that time, though this is uncertain. However, a watercolour of Donaghadee harbour painted by D. Kennedy in 1834 clearly shows this building as part of the complete terrace. At the time of the first valuation around 1836, the property was owned by William Anderson and had a rateable value of £5 8s 0d.

When the railway was extended to Donaghadee in 1861, the northern half of the terrace served as Donaghadee railway station until the line's closure in 1950. Despite its use as a station, the front facade retained its late Georgian character throughout this period, and the section appears to have remained a private dwelling. At some point during the mid-twentieth century, possibly after 1950, the top storey was removed from the entire terrace. The building was subsequently acquired by Meadowbank Social Club and has undergone radical alteration both internally and externally.

The front north-west facade now presents a plain modern appearance. It features a right-of-centre doorway with a metal roller shutter and folding canopy. To the left are two small windows set at high level with modern single-pane frames; originally this floor had three larger ground-floor windows. The first floor has three larger windows with modern frames, and a window formerly positioned directly above the doorway has been blocked up. The front facade is finished in limestone-chip render with a smooth rendered base. The rear facade displays two modern windows on the ground floor and one on the first floor to the left, with a doorway leading to a fire escape on the first floor to the right. The rear is finished in rough-cast render. The gabled roof is covered in concrete tiles with an overhang at the rear. The building has been internally amalgamated with its neighbouring property to form a unified structure now used as a social club. The remains of the former Donaghadee railway terminus are situated to the rear. The building now presents a bland, modern appearance with virtually no evidence of its earlier character.