Orchard County Hotel, 49-51 High St., Lurgan, Co.Armagh

A wall formed of the partial front façades (ground level only) of a former pair of late Georgian Townhouses, built 1835-37 and converted to a hotel in 1969 ('The Orchard County Hotel'). Located in Lurgan town centre, on the upper section of the main street, near to the junction of High Street and Malcolm Road. The façade is adjoined to W by Nos. 45-47 High Street, (HB14.23. 032A&B) and to E by the site of a large modern church development (Lurgan Gospel Hall). The wall has two identical Georgian porticoes and a series of square headed window openings. There are 3 no. openings between the porticoes and 2 no. openings to each side. The window openings are boarded with panels printed with biblical text. Cills are painted masonry. The face of the wall is painted render ruled and lined to create a rusticated effect with a moulded plinth in painted masonry. The porticoes are open with twin pairs of ionic columns supporting an entablature. There are masonry steps with bullnose nosings at the front (3 no. steps to right-side portico and 5 no. steps to left-hand side portico). The entablature has a Greek key fascia and a painted masonry moulded cornice and there is a modern fibre-board soffit and light fitting to the under-side of the porch. The bases of the columns are also moulded painted masonry. The doorway behind consists of a painted timber multi-panelled door with a plain overlight(boarded with no glazing), flanked by pairs of Doric style pilasters. The porticoes are flanked by decorative wrought iron railings on a painted masonry plinth. There is a paved area enclosed behind the railings and abutting the façade finished with concrete paviors. There is a plain rough-cast render finish to rear of the wall facing the Gopsel Hall. There is also a plain rough-cast render wall adjoinihg the façade to E (boundary wall of Lurgan Gospel Hall).