2 Tudor Park, Holywood, Co Down, BT18 0NX

A multi-bay two-storey red brick attached house, built c. 1850, located to the south of Bangor Road, Holywood. L-shaped on plan with two-storey return and single storey extension with conservatory to rear. Hipped natural slate roof with tall brick chimneys having stone plinth and terracotta pots. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on sandstone eaves. Walling is Flemish bond red brick with painted sandstone quoins and plinth. Porch is painted masonry. Windows are timber-framed sliding sash with horizontal glazing bars; 1/1 to ground floor and 2/2 to first floor (unless otherwise stated). Painted sandstone moulded squared and lugged surrounds with projecting sill on console brackets to first floor; to ground floor windows have moulded sandstone surround; round arch pediment with decorative scrolled console brackets; projecting sill on squared console brackets to plinth. Canted bay window has moulded surrounds divided by Doric pilasters to plinth; decorative scrolled consoles to architrave. The principle elevation faces northwest; comprising to right; canted bay with hipped roof to ground floor and single opening to first floor. Left bay is slightly recessed and is two openings wide to ground and first floor. The northeast elevation is abutted by adjoining building (HB 23/20/019B). The rear elevation comprises yard wall to right; to left single storey return with two modern windows to first floor and two modern timber doors to ground floor; abutted by glass conservatory extending length of gable. Conservatory partly abutted to south by modern double garage. The southwest elevation is the main entrance comprising central projecting porch opening to front; symmetrical single openings to north and south; south also having to left a slender round-headed 2/2 sash window with horizontal glazing bars. Porch has round-headed windows to north and west, set into moulded surround with projecting sill and keyblock. To corners are moulded Doric pilasters with base; console bracket with Doric capital heads and raised moulded cornice to architrave; architrave having ovolo moulded cornice topped by small pediment. Door has six bolection-moulded raised panels with brass door furniture; moulded architrave; accessed by two tiled steps. To right, slightly recessed, single storey extension abutted by glass conservatory. Setting The house is situated on a leafy private lane; entrance to Tudor Park with cement rendered gate piers and cast iron gates; further set of painted masonry piers with simple stone caps. Driveway is shared access with HB 23/20/019B; pebbled driveway and garden to front, large mature garden to rear. The houses are separated by a simple hedgerow to front and rear, and as a pair they are enclosed to all sides by hedgerow and trees. Roof: natural slate Walling: brick Windows: timber RWG: cast-iron