Milltown House, 136 Lurgan Road, Lenaderg, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 4NL

A symmetrical three-bay two-storey detached house, built c.1825 and remodelled c.1840 to designs by Thomas Jackson, located to the west side of Lurgan Road north of Banbridge town centre. Rectangular plan with two-storey flat-roof extension to rear. Hipped natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and hips; two rendered chimneystacks to centre of ridgeline. Cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging eaves with paired shaped eaves brackets framing paired soffit panels. Walling is V-jointed rendered to front elevation, returned to side elevations as quoins; smooth rendered platband between ground and first floor. Windows are timber sliding sash with projecting painted sills; 6/6 to first floor and 2/2 (horizontal glazing bars) to ground floor (unless otherwise stated). The principal elevation faces southeast and is five openings wide to each floor. To centre at ground floor is a tetrastyle Ionic portico on a tiled plinth base with plain entablature and cornice. Modern half-panelled entrance door with replacement transom light and sidelights. The southwest elevation has two multi-pane full-height timber casement windows to ground and first floor; balcony full width of first floor with ornate cast-iron railings supported on five slender cast-iron columns. The northwest (rear) elevation comprises 6/6 window to first floor left; round arched leaded-and-stained glass stairwell window with 3/6 window to ground-floor to centre; abutted to right by a two-storey flat-roof extension (angled to main block) which was further abutted by a two storey building (recently demolished). Extension comprises exposed former internal brick cross wall with gable removed and former door openings to ground floor centre, left and first floor left (blocked up with concrete blockwork); left cheek has a square-headed uPVC door and overlight with uPVC window directly over; right cheek has timber casement to ground floor with window opening directly above (not viewed). The northeast elevation is detailed as the southwest elevation. Setting Located on the site of a former linen mill, with part of the estate to north sold off for development and now occupied by a modern housing estate. Nothing of the former mill works remains. The river Bann adjoins the site to the south. The return to rear has been partially demolished and there is a large excavated site to the centre of the yard, where work on a modern extension has been abandoned. To rear of yard is a modern two storey outbuilding with natural slate roof, cement rendered walls and timber sliding sash windows. Bounded to road by mature trees and accessed via a bitmac driveway with modern electric gates. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber / uPVC RWG: Cast-iron