Former RUC Station, Mill Street, Gilford, Co Down, BT63 6HG

A symmetrical detached two-storey four-bay rendered former police station, built c.1940 to standard design by T.F.O Rippingham and located to the north side of Castle Street east of Gilford centre. Rectangular plan with single-storey box extension to north. Hipped natural slate roof having rounded black ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on projecting eaves with cast-iron downpipes and hoppers. Walling is painted roughcast render with continuous moulded sill course to a diminished first floor and chamfered plinth course. Windows are mainly 6/6 timber sliding sash, those to ground floor having projecting stone sills. The principal elevation faces south and is symmetrically arranged with three windows to centre at first floor. Shallow breakfront to centre at ground floor comprising three shallow recessed arches containing replacement square headed doors to left and right and a window to centre. The three arches are connected by a platband at impost level. To far left is a replacement timber casement window. To far right is a 6/6 window. The west elevation has a window to first floor right and a uPVC window to ground floor right with smooth rendered arched window head. The north (rear) elevation is five windows wide to first floor. Irregular fenestration at ground floor comprising two diminutive windows and two 6/6 windows. To left of centre is a timber door with narrow sidelights and transom light; abutted at left by the box bay extension. The east elevation has two windows to ground floor and a window to first floor left. Setting Bounded to road at south by a painted roughcast render wall with coping stone surmounted by corrugated steel and wire security fence. Vehicular access to centre; pedestrian gate to left of centre via steel gates. Tarmacadam front yard and overgrown garden to rear with a large timber shed. To northeast is a detached garage. The site is bounded to north by a corrugated steel and wire fence. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast iron