The Hill, 42 Ballydown Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 3RP

A two-storey with attic three-bay farmhouse built c.1840; rectangular plan form with modern two-storey rear return. Located at the end of a long lane off Ballydown Road approx 1mile south east of Banbridge town centre. Scheduled monument site DOW034006 adjacent to the south east. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles; replacement uPVC rainwater goods; red-brick chimneys with pots. Ruled-and-lined rendered walling with raised flush quoins; projecting plinth. Original 6/6 timber sliding sash windows; no horns; granite cills; cement moulded surrounds (unless otherwise stated). Four panelled bolection moulded timber front door with moulded surrounds and cast-iron ironmongery; three pane side lights with horizontal glazing bars and aprons; fan light over; all embraced by segmental arched opening with raised cement voussoir surround with enlarged key block. Granite steps. The principal elevation faces north west and is symmetrically arranged. Centrally positioned door flanked by a single window. Three first floor windows directly over. The left (north east) gable is symmetrically arranged. Two ground floor windows. Diminutive 3/3 attic sash window located in the gable head. The rear (south east) elevation is asymmetrically arranged. Single uPVC replacement first floor window to right bay. The remaining elevation is abutted by a two-storey flat roofed L-shaped return; timber casement picture windows throughout. The right (south west) gable is asymmetrically arranged. Single modern timber glazed door to ground floor right with a single uPVC replacement first floor window directly over. Abutting rubble wall to the ground floor left. Setting The farmhouse is located on an elevated site overlooking rural landscape. Roughcast rendered square gate piers at entrance to site; surmounted by pyramidal caps with wrought-iron gates. The outbuildings to the rear vary from vernacular roughcast predating 1830 to 20th century corrugated iron structures. Early “K6” type telephone kiosk located adjacent to right gable. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber / uPVC RWG: uPVC / cast iron