Tullyhubbert House, 80 Hillsborough Road, Tullyhubbert, Ballygowan, Co. Down, BT23 6AY

Large two storey farm house with attic, set on a rise at the end of a long drive off the Hillsborough Road, c.2.5 miles NW of Ballygowan. The front N facade is symmetrical with a central timber panelled door with sidelights and three pane elliptical fanlight. The sidelights have panelled aprons and the whole doorway is set within an elliptical arch headed opening with plain rendered surround. To the left and right of the doorway are two sash windows with vertical glazing bars and plain rendered (‘shouldered’) surrounds. To the first floor are five similar windows with similar surrounds, the heads of which merge in an ‘eaves band’. A similar band links the cills. The W gable has two windows (as front) to the centre and right on the ground floor, with another to the centre on the first floor. To the attic level are two small windows with modern frames. The E gable has two windows (as front) to the far left and centre on the ground floor with another to the left on the first floor. Two attic windows as previous gable. To the centre at the rear is a large-ish two storey flat-roofed extension. To the right on the ground floor of the rear (S) facade of the extension is a timber and glazed door. To the left of this is a small window with modern frame. To the first floor is a larger window with modern frame. To the short W face of the extension are two small first floor windows with modern frames. To the larger exposed section of the rear of the main house (to the left), is a first floor window as front. The E side of this extension is attached to a (probably original) single storey gabled return with loft. To the W face of the return is a plain timber sheeted door, with a window (as front) to its left. There is a similar window to the right on the E face with a broader window with modern frame, to the left. To the gable of the return is a small loft door. The entire facade is finished in a ‘salt & pepper’ pebbledash with chamfered quoins to the main house and a smooth rendered base. The main roof and the return roof are gabled and covered in Bangor blue slates. There is an overhang to the main roof and two tall rendered chimney stacks. Red clay ridge tiles to main roof and small cast iron skylight to rear. Similar skylight (to E) and recent brick chimney stack to return. Cast iron rw goods. To the rear of the house is a large, two storey outbuilding in whitewashed rubble with a gabled, slated roof. This outbuilding appears older than the present house.