St Helen's House, 155 High Street, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 9LG

A large detached three-bay two-storey-over-basement Italianate stucco house, built c.1875 and converted into apartments c.1950; located to the north of High Street in Holywood town centre. Square on plan with single-storey canted bays to front and projecting bay with bow window to north. Pitched natural slate roof. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on deep overhanging eaves with decorative timber brackets. Walling is painted smooth render/stucco with quoins over chamfered plinth; panelled frieze and moulded architrave beneath eaves. Windows are 1/1 timber framed sliding sash (some replacements) in moulded window surrounds with decorative console brackets and pediment, segmental to ground floor and triangular to first floor (unless otherwise stated). The principal elevation faces east and is symmetrically arranged with three openings to each floor (no basement level to front); five diminutive windows under eaves (framed by eaves brackets). Single-storey canted bays with moulded window surrounds and keyblock detail to each opening; plain entablature with dentilled frieze and ovolo moulded cornice; balustraded parapets. Central portico has paired Ionic columns on shared plinth enclosed by fretted balustrades; semi-engaged Ionic responds to wall; plain entablature with dentilled frieze and ovolo moulded cornice surmounted by balustraded parapet. Mullioned windows with slender side lights to first floor (single opening to centre); ovolo moulded cornice on decorative console brackets with segmental-headed pediment. Door has four bolection-moulded raised-and-pointed panels; panelled side lights and transom light framed by simple pilasters. The south elevation is three windows wide to first floor; central stairwell window is mullioned with side lights (as at main elevation) with stained lattice margin panels and corbels under sill. Two uPVC windows to left at ground floor; to left is masonry wall containing steps to basement; basement with two uPVC windows and uPVC door to right. The west elevation is set on a slope; three asymmetrical diminutive windows to first floor; ground floor with replacement timber panelled door to right accessed by masonry steps; mullioned window with side lights to centre; diminutive replacement window to left; basement level has three uPVC window and modern timber door. The north elevation has a full-height projecting bowed-bay to right and two window openings to left; to right is projecting bay with three windows to bow window having segmental-headed pediment to central openings. Basement windows are uPVC in plain surrounds. Gabled wall-head dormer at attic to left. Setting Prominently located to the north of High Street in Holywood town centre. Bounded to road to north by cement rendered masonry wall with saddleback coping stones. Tarmacadam car-parking to all sides. Modern residential home to north accessed via driveway. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: render Windows: timber and uPVC RWG: Cast iron