48 Main Street, Scarva, Co Down, BT63 6LS

An end of terrace street-fronted two-storey three-bay nineteenth-century building, formally two dwellings, now shop, located east of Main Street in the centre of Scarva Village. Rectangular plan. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. uPVC rainwater goods. Walling is painted smooth render. Windows are replacement timber casements throughout with projecting sills. The principal elevation faces west. To first floor are two large windows (widely spaced); to left at ground floor is a modern shop front with plate-glass window and modern metal door. To centre is a replacement timber door with sidelights, accessed via two stone steps. To right is a paired window (partially boarded). The north gable is abutted by adjoining building (HB17/03/034). The east (rear) elevation was not accessed. The south gable is abutted by a single storey flat roofed garage; exposed section blank. Setting Sited at the centre of Scarva, opposite the junction with Station Road, forming part of a terrace which includes St Matthews Parochial Hall (HB17/03/033). To rear of the building is St Matthews Church (HB17/03/037), the spire of which is visible over the roofline. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Replacement timber RWG: uPVC