Leaburn House, Dunbar Road, Drumnagally, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 3UR

A modified two-storey three-bay detached rendered house pre-dating 1833 and located to the west side of Dunbar Road north of Banbridge town centre. Rectangular on plan with two-storey return and lean-to porch to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles, raised verges and rendered chimneystacks to gables each having a single tall terracotta pot (remainder removed). Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is ruled-and-lined render with raised quoins; roughcast render to rear and gables. Windows are replacement 2/2 timber-framed sliding sash with horns and projecting painted sills, diminished to first floor. The principal elevation faces east and is symmetrically arranged with five openings to each floor. To centre at ground floor is a elliptical-headed doorcase with moulded archivolt on panelled pilasters; four-panelled timber door with spider-web fanlight is flanked by three-pane side-lights and paired pilasters; accessed via a single granite step. The south gable is blank. The west (rear) elevation is abutted to right by the two-storey return with lean-to porch. Two diminutive 2/2 windows to first floor left and 2/2 window to ground floor left. Return has two windows to first and ground floor; angled entrance to porch at left has a half-panelled timber glazed door. The north gable is blank. Setting Situated at the end of a narrow road with lane to northwest leading to Huntly Road; Bann river directly to east bounded by rubble stone wall having modern foot bridge with plaque reading “To commemorate the crossing of King William III close to this point June 1690”. Modern housing development directly to south comprising red-brick two-storey detached and semi-detached houses with gabled dormers with gardens enclosed by modern timber fencing. Leaburn House is lawned to front with mature trees; bounded by low rubble stone wall topped by original railings with polygonal metal piers and latch gate to north with paved pathway to entrance door. Rear yard is bounded to road by a rubble stone and brick wall; accessed to north via a corrugated metal gate. Roof: Natural slate Walling: render Windows: timber RWG: Cast-iron