51 Bridge Street, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 3JL

A three-storey two-bay mid-terrace commercial premises erected c.1860. Square floor plan, largely extended to the rear. Located on the east side of Bridge Street in the centre of Banbridge. Pitched artificial slate roofing; smooth render chimney with corbel course; uPVC rainwater goods. Masonry balustrade parapet removed c.1990. Stucco moulded walling with three double height pilasters to first and second floor; decorative capitals and foliated ornaments; moulded string course between first and second floor; ground floor shop front is polished granite c.2010. Round-arched ground floor windows; moulded archivolt with decorative key block and impost moulding; replacement glazing. Segmental-arched first floor windows with moulded key block; chamfered surrounds; painted masonry cill; replacement uPVC top hung casement windows; square-headed second floor windows; stop chamfered surrounds; painted masonry cill with moulded aprons; replacement uPVC top hung casement windows. The principal elevation faces east and is symmetrically arranged. Three ground floor windows with two first and second floor windows over. The north gable is abutted by adjoining building 49 Bridge Street. The rear elevation is abutted by a double-height flat roofed extension. Single door to left at second floor. The south gable is abutted by adjoining building 53 Bridge Street. Setting The building forms part of the two and three storey terraces which line the centre of the town. Formerly as an individual building, it now forms part of a larger commercial block which extends to the adjoining buildings to the south. The rear of the building comprises various modern extensions beyond which is a large car park. Roofing: artificial slate Walling: Stucco Windows: uPVC RWG: uPVC