Tyrella House, 5 Church Street, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 4AA

A symmetrical three-storey three-bay late-Georgian terraced house, now in use as an office, built c.1800 and located to the north side of Church Street in Banbridge town centre. Square on plan with a single-storey flat-roof extension and a two-storey return to rear, abutted at a 90 degree angle by a two-storey former stable block with square-headed carriage-arch. Pitched natural slate roof with raised verges and rendered chimneystacks having tall terracotta pots. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is ruled-and-lined render on a smooth rendered plinth. Windows are 9/3 timber sliding sash to second floor and 3/9 timber sliding sash to first and ground floor, all with horns and projecting sills. The principal elevation faces southwest and is symmetrically arranged with three openings to each floor. To centre at ground floor is an open porch with square panelled piers having plain entablature surmounted by a parapet with balustrade. The doorcase is a replacement four-panelled timber door flanked by four paned sidelights and surmounted by a timber fanlight. The northwest elevation is abutted by adjoining building (HB17/04/010C). The northeast (rear) elevation has a 6/6 casement window to centre at second floor and two windows to right at first floor; abutted at left by a two-storey return with modern glazing to northwest elevation. Abutted to ground floor right by the single-storey flat-roof extension with two multi-paned timber casement windows. The southeast elevation is blank and is partially abutted by the adjoining building (HB17/04/010A). Setting Street-fronted and forming part of an early-nineteenth century terrace opposite Seapatrick Parish Church (HB17/04/001). The rear return is abutted at a 90 degree angle by a former stable-block with square-headed carriage-arch, forming a central yard. The stables have been converted and the fenestration replaced. To the rear of the former stable block is a yard, enclosed by a masonry wall topped by a modern timber fence. Yard is overlooked by a large three-storey modern apartment block. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron