Ravara House, 20 Manse Road, Ravara, Ballygowan, Co. Down, BT23 6HE

Ravara House is a fairly large two storey, hipped roof, gentleman’s residence of c.1838 set at the end of a drive to the E of the Manse Road, roughly half a mile S of Killinchy. The symmetrical front façade faces N. In the centre is a recently added flat roofed porch with glazed ‘French doors’, four pane sidelights and a large fanlight with tracery. The doorway is flanked with simple pilasters. To each side of the porch is an eight pane (sash-like) window flanked by pilasters. The porch is topped with a lintel frieze and cornice. To the left and to the right of the porch is a sash window with Georgian panes. To the first floor are three similar but smaller windows the central of which is set on a slightly projecting bay. All first floor windows (to the N, E and W facades) rest on a cill course. The E and W facades are identical with two ground floor windows and two to the first floor, all as front. In the centre at the rear is a two storey lean to flanked by single storey lean to sections. To the first floor (of the whole lean to ensemble) are four small-ish windows all with modern frames. To the centre on this floor is a timber sheeted door. To the first floor is a large sash (stairwell) window with Georgian panes, flanked by two much smaller windows with modern frames. The N, E and W facades are finished in rusticated render at ground floor level with plain render to the first floor. Plain corner pilasters and chamfered base to N, E and W facades also. The rear façade is finished in rough cast. Eaves course. The roof is covered in pan tiles with two central brick chimney stacks. Cast iron rainwater goods. Courtyard of original looking, single and two storey, outbuildings to rear.