6 Victoria Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 5EX

A two-bay two-and-a-half storey mid-terrace house, one of a terrace of four, built c.1870 to designs by Robert Neill and located to the south end of Victoria Road close to Bangor town centre. Square on plan with three-storey return to rear. Pitched natural slate roof having painted render chimneystack with terracotta pots. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on timber fascia on projecting eaves. Walling is painted smooth render. Windows are a variety of timber sliding sash with projecting masonry sills. uPVC windows to rear. Canted oriel window to right at first floor with plain entablature, all supported on timber brackets; generally margin-paned lights. The principal elevation faces north and is two openings wide to ground and first floor, with single opening to gablet; gablet having apex board. Door has two elongated bolection-moulded panels with beaded muntin and brass door furniture: lesene strips with dentilled entablature on decorative console brackets. Ulster History Circle blue plaque with following: “Colin Middleton 1910 -1983 Artist lived here”. The east elevation is abutted by adjoining building; HB23/05/013D. The rear elevation exposed section has single windows to each floor. Remainder of elevation is abutted by a three storey rear return (eaves level lower than main block). Rear return has a pitched roof (right half of pitch is occupied by the neighbouring building) with natural bangor slates and chimney stack on ridge at gable end. Return east elevation is abutted by adjoining building HB23/05/013D; south elevation has single 1/1 uPVC window to second floor, remainder blank; west elevation has single 1/1 uPVC window to second floor, three windows to first floor (central window diminutive) and a window to left and a replacement timber door to right at ground floor. The west elevation is abutted by adjoining building; HB23/05/013B. Rear yard completely enclosed with high masonry wall. Setting Situated to the south end of Victoria Road adjacent to Bangor Marina in Bangor town centre. Fully enclosed rear yard; to west is Tower House (HB23/05/012). Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber / uPVC RWG: Cast-iron