Coulter House, 40 Comber Road, Ballyministragh, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6PB

Large-ish two storey hipped roof house, apparently built in 1789, set right on the W side of the Comber Road, less than a mile NW of the village of Killinchy. This house is set in a kind of terrace, with lower gabled outbuildings attached to the N and S. Front E facade is symmetrical, with a central doorway with modern glazed door, late Victorian looking moulded surround and keystone. Above the door is a simple inscribed panel which reads ‘Built by John Coulter A.D. 1789’, under which has been attached modern wrought iron letters (in ‘handwriting’ style) which spell out the name ‘Coulter House’. To the far left and far right of the entrance are two sash windows, with vertical glazing bar to each pane. To the first floor are five small sash windows with single horizontal glazing bar (to lower pane). Attached to the S facade is a two storey barn which is slightly shorter than the house, but part of whose upper level may be connected to the house. The N facade has a lower, single storey, barn attached. To the rear of the house is a left of centre lean to glazed porch, which covers a modern glazed door. To the left of this door is a small window with modern metal frame. To the right of the porch are two larger windows with similar frames (these windows with obviously enlarged slightly at some point). To the first floor are four small, roughly evenly spaced, windows, of slightly varying size and all with modern metal frames. The front facade (and small sections of the exposed N and S facades) are finished in lined render with chamfered quoins and plinth. The rear is finished in rough cast and unpainted (as are the barns). The roof is hipped with Bangor blue slates and two central yellow brick chimney stacks. The barns have gabled roofs. Cast iron rw goods.