170 Huntly Road, Milltown, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 3BJ

Unusual split-level ‘two-storey’ house of c.1840-50, built as part of a short terrace of three similar but non-identical dwellings, for employees of the (now demolished) near by mill. The terrace is built into sloping ground to the west side of Huntly Road, set back from the line of a longer terrace to the east. To the immediate W there is a now derelict former schoolhouse, which was latterly used as a hall. All of the houses in the terrace are vacant and in a state of disrepair. The terrace is brick-built, but much of the façade is now covered in plant growth or obscured by bushes. No.70 lies to the E end of the terrace and is larger than the other two properties which make up the grouping. The symmetrical single-storey front elevation is single-storey and faces roughly N. To the centre of this elevation is the main entrance which consists of a doorway with panelled timber door. To the left of entrance is a window with a six over six hornless timber sash frame, with broad sash box. To the right of the doorway is an identical window. The E-facing gable is two-storey. To the ground floor of the gable there is a gabled single-storey projection, with a brick façade and a corrugated–asbestos covered roof. To the S face of this projection there is a relatively small window to left with a recent timber frame. To right of this there is a doorway with a timber-sheeted door with small glazed panel. A timber lean-to ‘conservatory’ was added to this façade at some stage, however this has now largely collapsed. To the E gable of the projection there is a small window to left with two over two timber sash frame. [This window could only be seen from the inside of the property, as the gable itself is obscured by bushes etc.] The first floor level of the main E gable is finished in unpainted cement render and is devoid of openings. To the ground floor of the (two-storey) rear level there is a doorway, with panelled timber door, to right. To left of this doorway there is an enlarged window with recent timber frame; to right again there is a window as the front elevation. To the first floor there are three identical windows, each with sash frames similar to front but with three panes over six. Most of the windows to this elevation have broken panes and are partly covered by creeping plant growth. The gabled roof is slated, with clay ridge tiles and a [?]stone parapet to the gable. There are two brick (ridge) chimneystacks. The rainwater goods are a mixture of original cast-iron and recent replacement PVC-u.