Drumskee House, 81 Black Skull Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT25 1JN

Attached multi-bay two-storey rendered former farmhouse, built c.1820. Rectangular on plan facing east and located at the end of a long shared lane to the north of Blackskull Road. Partially demolished single-storey former dwelling attached to the south gable and three two-storey outbuildings lining a rear cobbled yard to the west. Pitched natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles, four ruled-and-lined cement rendered chimneystacks and replacement metal guttering. Lime washed lime render over rubblestone walling. Square-headed window openings with timber lintels and flush sills. Generally early timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes, some casement replacements to rear. Assymetrical multi-bay two-storey front east elevation with some eight-over-eight early timber sash windows, two-over-two timber sash windows and later two-over-two horizontally glazed timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with original flat-panelled timber door with bolection mouldings, iron door furniture and rectangular overlight with coloured glass, opening into an enclosed front garden. South gable abutted by remains of single-storey former dwelling (now roofless), exposing redbrick wall. Multi-bay two-storey rendered west rear elevation having some original six-over-six timber sash windows, the remainder being timber casement windows. Central square-headed door opening with early sheeted timber door opening into cobbled rear yard. The north end of the rear elevation is abutted by a two-storey outbuilding with a further bay of the rear elevation extending to the north. North gable abutted by rendered entrance porch with pitched slate roof. Setting: Located at the end of a long bitmac lane to the north of Blackskull Road. Rear yard enclosed to the north by three-bay two-storey stone and redbrick outbuilding, abutting the rear elevation, having gauged brick round-headed openings, corrugated iron roof, flight of external stone steps to the upper level and timber sheeted doors. Redbrick screen wall with elliptical-headed brick carriage arch abuts the west end of the outbuilding at the northwest corner of the yard adjoining a further two-storey stone and redbrick outbuilding lining the west side of the rear yard. The south side of the yard is enclosed by a three-bay single-storey redbrick outbuilding having a hipped natural slate roof and square-headed door openings with timber sheeted doors and tripartite overlights. Roof Natural slate Walling render/stone Windows timber RWG Replacement