56 Kiln Lane, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 4DT

A symmetrical two-storey three-bay detached farmhouse with neighbouring single-storey vernacular dwelling, built c. 1860 and located to the north side of Kiln Lane northeast of Banbridge town centre. Rectangular on plan. Pitched natural slate roof with stone verges, blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks to gables. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is pebble-dashed on a smooth rendered plinth. Windows are timber-framed sash, 3/6 to first floor and 6/6 to ground floor, all with projecting granite sills. The principal elevation faces southeast and is three evenly-spaced openings wide at each floor. To centre at ground floor is a panelled-and-glazed timber door with transom light fronted by red-brick wind-break porch with concrete roof. The southwest gable is blank. The northwest elevation was not viewed; see surveyor’s comments. The northeast gable has a 6/6 window to centre at first floor. Setting Situated on a country road to the northeast of Banbridge town centre, surrounded by farmland. Lawned and shrub garden to front with central concrete pathway to entrance door; bounded to road by pebbledash wall on a smooth rendered plinth with painted masonry saddleback coping. To centre are two gate piers supporting a wrought-iron latch gate. To northeast is a small lane accessed via a set of wrought-iron gates on metal piers, giving access to farmland to rear and also enclosed yard to rear of house. Yard has slated two-storey barn to northwest and enclosed to northeast by a high painted render wall with timber gate. To southwest is a single-storey dwelling in the vernacular style pre-dating number 56 (now in separate ownership). Vernacular house has modern timber-sheeted half-door to centre and has two replacement timber casement windows to left and three to right. Slated roof with raised verges and three simple rendered chimneystacks. Lawned garden to front with central concrete pathway enclosed by roughcast rendered masonry wall. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Pebble dash Windows: Timb RWG: Cast-iron