26 Comber Road, Ballyministragh, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6PB

Two storey double pile house, perhaps of 1893, set on the W side of the Comber Road, with ground floor below road level and not immediately visible from the front. The building is sited less than a mile NW of the village of Killinchy (just N of Balloo) cross-roads. The building now serves as the manse for near by Killinchy non-subscribing Presbyterian church. Front E facade is symmetrical with a central door to the first floor reached via a small bridge from the roadside. The door is panelled with a semicircular fanlight, all encased with fluted pilasters and semicircular archivolt (cut off at the very top by the eaves course). The bridge itself has a tiled walkway. On either side of the doorway is a full height canted bay with a sash window, with horizontal glazing bars, simple surround and cill course. At ground level are three more windows to each bay, each with modern frames and minus surrounds and cill course. The bays are topped with hipped and slated roofs with finials. The N (double gabled) façade has a sash window (as front) to the left of centre, set at and intermediate level. At this N side the ground gradually slopes away and there is a laneway leading to ultimately to the church which is a short distance to the W. Attached to the S façade is a large lean to modern fixed light window and modern glazed door to its W face, whilst to the S face are three modern windows. To the immediate right of this lean to (on the main S façade) is a window with modern frame with a similar window to the immediate left of the lean to. To the rear is a roughly central glazed door with two windows with modern frames to each side. To the first floor are three evenly spaced windows with sash frames as front. The façade is finished in lined render and painted. The roofs are gabled with Bangor blue states and overhangs. To the N the gable there are roof ties. Saw tooth red clay ride tiles. Four rendered chimney stacks with coping. The extension to the S façade has asbestos free slates. PVC rw goods. Simple wrought iron railings to walkway, front and N.