Rath House, 40-42 Prince's Street, Dromore, Co Down, BT25 1AY

A two-storey-over-basement three bay terraced house and adjoining single-storey-over-basement three-bay house; built c.1830 and located to the south side of Princes’ Street in Dromore. Rectangular on plan, basements exposed to rear due to typography of site. Number 40 has pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks to gables having tall terracotta pots. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods with cast-iron hopper and downpipes. Walling is ruled-and-lined render with raised quoins and a smooth rendered plinth. Windows are timber-framed sliding sash 3/6 to first floor and 6/6 to ground floor with no horns and projecting painted sills. The principal elevation faces northwest and is symmetrically arranged with three openings to each floor. To centre at ground floor is a bolection-moulded four-panelled timber door with sidelights, timber aprons on stone plinths and segmental-headed transom light. The northeast gable is abutted by the single-storey dwelling. The southeast elevation has irregularly arranged fenestration. Exposed basement lit to half-landing level has original fenestration. The southwest gable is blank. Number 42 has pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered chimneystack having terracotta pots. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is rough-cast render with raised quoins to north corner and a smooth rendered plinth. Windows are 6/6 timber-framed sliding sash with projecting sills. The principal elevation faces northwest and is symmetrically arranged with two 6/6 window flanking a timber-sheeted entrance door in smooth rendered surround. The northeast elevation is abutted by the adjoining former stable block (now shop). The southeast elevation has three windows to ground floor; to basement is a timber-sheeted door at left and a set of segmental-headed timber coach doors to right. Setting Street-fronted with yard to rear, lower than street level. Rear yard is accessed at Mossvale Road to east via a set of painted roughcast rendered gate piers with pointed caps supporting timber gates. Bounded to road by painted rubble stone wall with random stone coping. Roof: natural slate Walling: render and roughcast Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron