51 Doughery Road, Banbridge, Dromore, County Down, BT32 4JZ

An asymmetrical one-and-a-half storey four-bay roughcast rendered house with two elliptical-headed arched vehicular entrances to north extension, built c. 1860 and extensively renovated. Located to the west side of Doughery Road, south of Banbridge. Rectangular plan with full-height extension to north, two-storey return to rear and projecting gabled porch to east. Pitched natural slate roof with bargeboards to gables; angled ridge tiles and three red-brick chimneystacks. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on overhanging eaves. Walling is painted roughcast render on a contrasting plinth. Windows are a variety of replacement timber-framed sliding sash with horns and exposed boxes in smooth surrounds with projecting painted sills; 2/2 dormer windows to first floor with decorative bargeboards to gables; replacement timber-framed sash windows to rear. The principal elevation faces east and has three dormer windows to first floor (that to left is more widely spaced). To left of centre at ground floor is the gabled porch with overhanging eaves on exposed rafter tails and decorative bargeboard to gable. Bolection moulded four-panel timber door in smooth surround having brass knocker and knob; narrow leaded-and-stained window to left and right cheek. To left of porch is a tripartite window; to right is a 2/2 window and a tripartite window. The south gable is blank. The west (rear) elevation is abutted to centre by the two-storey return. Right section has two windows to first floor; window to ground floor left and replacement double-leaf half-panelled and glazed timber doors to right. Left section has a window to first and ground floor right. The return is blank to gable; north elevation has two windows to first floor; window and half-panelled and glazed timber door with margin panes to ground floor. South elevation has three windows to first floor; ground floor with half-panelled and glazed timber door to left of centre, window to left and right. The north gable is abutted by the full-height extension having two elliptical-headed arched entries containing timber-sheeted doors; replacement window to gable; west elevation has two modern skylights to roof and a four-panelled timber door. Setting: Situated to the west side of country road to the south of Banbridge, in an unspoiled rural setting surrounded by farmland. Lawned to front with mature trees; gravel driveway leads to yard to rear and north. Large lawned garden to rear bounded by mature hedgerow and trees. To southeast of the yard is a gabled two-storey outbuilding with roughcast and smooth rendered walls and corrugated tin roof. 1/1 timber-framed sliding sash window to first floor at west gable and timber-sheeted door to ground floor left. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Roughcast render Windows: Replacement timber-framed sash RWG: Cast-iron