Ballyvester Farm, Killaughey Road, Ballyvester, Donaghadee, Co. Down

Ballyvester Farm is a two storey gabled farm house of possible eighteenth century origin, now partly ‘modernised’ but whose overall shape still betrays its considerable age It is difficult to tell which facade is the front. The NW facade has a right of centre doorway, now with modern timber and glazed door. To the left of this are two windows with plain render surrounds an now with PVC frames. There is a similar window to the right of the door, with four similar, but smaller windows (unevenly spaced) to the first floor. The SW gable has another single storey dwelling attached to it. The writers were informed that this house built on the site of a previous single story building, which itself may once have been a blacksmith’s forge. The NE gable as a small window (as first floor NW facade) to the centre of the first floor. The SE facade has a left of centre gabled porch with (probably of fairly recent construction), with twinned PVC windows to its SE face and a panelled door to the NE face. To the left of the porch is a window, much as ground floor NW facade but slightly taller and with diamond leaded lattice to both panes. To the right of the porch are twinned windows, both similar to previous, with a single window to the far right. To the first floor are four small windows much as first floor front only with leaded lattice to panes. The entire facade is finished with a recently applied limestone chip render, with smooth render to base and wall edges. The roof is gabled and has a noticeably steep pitch. Bangor blue slates. Four unevenly spaced rendered chimney stacks. PVC rw goods. Rubble built outbuildings to E.