86 Church Road, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 9BX

Two-bay, three-storey terrace house built c.1870, located to the east of Church Road near Holywood town centre. Rectangular on plan with two storey return to rear and two-storey canted bay to front. Pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneys with moulded painted masonry plinths, multiple flues and terracotta pots; brick gable chimney on rear return. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on sandstone corbelled eaves. Walling is Flemish bond red brick, canted bay is painted stone; windows are timber-framed 1/1 sliding sash with sandstone moulded lugged surrounds, flat brick arches and painted sandstone cills; continuous cill course to upper floors. Double windows have stone moulded window surrounds, divided by a central Doric pilaster; decorative console brackets under sill (1-2-1 formation). Principal elevation faces southwest and has triple window openings to left bay (those to ground and first floor contained in projecting canted bay with dentilled eaves); paired openings to upper floor and single openings, including entrance door, to right bay. Door has four bolection-moulded raised-and-pointed panels with brass door furniture; transom light surmounted by sandstone pediment on scrolled console brackets; sandstone architrave; accessed by four bull-nosed stone steps. Abutted to northwest by adjoining building, HB 23/20/040D. Rear elevation is abutted by a two storey return. Exposed section of right bay has a 6/6 sash window to all floors. Left bay has multi-paned sash windows at each floor. Gable has modern timber-framed window to ground floor; to right entrance to yard through simple timber door. Abutted to southeast by adjoining building, HB 23/20/040F. Setting The house is set back from the road with a small garden and paved pathway to front enclosed with hedge and planting. Rear garden is across rear access. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: brick Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron