First Presbyterian Church, Rampart Street, Dromore, Co Down, BT25 1AG

A symmetrical classically-styled stucco Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church, built c.1800 and located to the west side of Rampart Street in Dromore town centre. Lateral rectangular plan with full-height gabled projection to rear; single-storey modern annexe to east. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles. Plastic rainwater goods on bracketted eaves. Walling is a ruled-and-lined stucco on plinth with raised quoins and double rusticated pilasters rising to broken-bed pedimented central gable. Windows are a variety of timber-framed sash and leaded-and-stained glass; segmental-headed openings to facade and pointed-headed to other elevations. Central entrance bay dominated by large Venetian window; left and right bays with segmental-headed 1/1 windows with coloured glass margin panes and panelled aprons in a moulded architrave with painted sills. Leaded-and-stained glass windows to north and west elevations. The principal elevation faces south comprising gabled central entrance bay; Venetian window over double-leaf three-panelled timber door with segmental-headed transom light in moulded surround surmounted by a segmental-headed canopy on carved consoles. Left and right bays each with window over double-leaf three-panelled timber door in lugged moulded surround. The west gable has a window to centre at gallery level and a square-headed window to ground floor left. The north elevation has full-height gabled projection to centre, two large windows at either side. The east gable has a window to centre at gallery level; abutted at ground floor by the modern annexe which is symmetrically arranged to south with modern six-panelled timber door flanked by 1/1 segmental-headed windows with margin panes. Three windows to rear elevation. Setting Set on an elevated site to the west of Rampart Street, surrounded by mainly twentieth-century housing developments. Tarmacadam entrance and adjoining raised car-park to south with modern church hall. Surrounded to all sides by graveyard with earliest headstone dating from 1840. Views to north of Banbridge Road Presbyterian Church (HB17/15/028) and Dromore Primary School. Roof: Natural slate Walling: stucco Windows: timber/ leaded-and-stained glass RWG: uPVC