Non-Subscribing Church, Downshire Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 3JY

A stucco Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church in the classical style with prostyle Ionic portico on a granite plinth; built c.1845 and located to the north side of Downshire Road in Banbridge. Double-height main hall is rectangular on plan with two-storey projecting bays to southwest and northeast ends. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves with cast-iron downpipes and hoppers. Walling is stucco finish with band rustication to ground floor level and continuous string-course between floors at SW elevation. Windows are a variety of 6/6 timber-framed sash with margin panes and projecting painted sills; round-headed with hubs to first floor and segmental-headed to ground-floor; stair-bays have square-headed to first floor and segmental-headed to ground floor. The principal elevation faces southwest with corner pilasters; central pedimented prostyle Ionic portico with pilaster responds, raised on a granite plinth accessed via five granite steps. First floor has five evenly-spaced box mouldings. To centre at ground floor is a double-leaf six-panelled timber door with four-panelled timber transom flanked by pilasters and surmounted by plain entablature. Entrance is flanked by two round-headed recessed niches; to far left and right are blind openings with moulded architraves. The northwest elevation is four windows at each floor set in double height round-headed recesses; projected ends with corner pilasters and window to each floor, surmounted by plain entablature, cornice and parapet. The northeast (rear) elevation has breakfront pedimented central bay with paired pilasters; to centre is a 3/3 round-headed window in contrasting smooth rendered recess with springers at impost level and a double-leaf three-panelled timber door flanked by pilasters and surmounted by transom light (with glazing bars). To left and right is a decorative round-headed recess with springers at impost level and continuous sill. The southeast elevation is four windows wide at each floor; projecting bays to left and right (as at northwest elevation). Setting Situated directly west of Banbridge Methodist Church (HB17/06/002) and opposite Dunbar Memorial Hall (HB17/06/022), to the north side of Downshire Road. Set back from the road with gravel forecourt and bounded by original cast-iron arrowhead gates and railings supported on polygonal stucco piers with panelled shafts, moulded cornice and diminished polygonal pointed caps. Lawned with gravel pathway to northwest and southeast, bounded to three sides by mature trees and low rubble stone wall. To west is a large tarmacadam carpark to neighbouring leisure centre. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Stucco Windows: Timber-framed sash RWG: Cast-iron