5 Church Street, Dromore, Banbridge, Co Down, BT25 1AA

A gabled three-storey three-bay corner-sited commercial premises with original shop-front, built 1902 on the site of a previous building and located to the south side of Church Street in Dromore town centre. Rectangular on plan and angled to southwest; two-storey modern return to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with raked cornice returning to approximate an open pediment; ball finial to gable; replacement rendered chimneystack. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is ruled-and-lined painted render with moulded string course between upper floors to principal elevation; ruled and lined render to remainder. Double-height recessed round-headed canted window at first and second floors with label mould and keyblock, plate-glass windows to shop-front; 1/1 timber-framed sash windows with horns and projecting painted sills to east elevation. The principal elevation faces northeast; central recessed canted window to upper floors and full-width shop-front to ground floor. Canted window appears to be a modern replacement and has a modern decorated apron panel between floors. Shop-front comprises two-plate glass windows on rendered stall risers with decorative glazing bars to upper sections and timber divisions having carved brackets; flanking a central fully-glazed recessed doorway. Glazed timber door surmounted by transom light; black and white geometric tiles and timber-sheeted ceiling to porch all supporting a modern fascia with cornice; porch enclosed by modern timber gate. The southeast elevation is angled at left and diminished to second floor; projecting chimneybreast with corbelled base and window to first and second floor; ground floor has 3/3 timber-framed sash. Angled bay has a window to first and second floor; small 1/1 window to ground floor left and a recessed bolection-moulded four-panel timber door with brass door furniture accessed by a painted render step and surmounted by transom light having applied lettering reading “GUNNING HOUSE”. The southwest elevation is abutted by the two-storey return, which is extended to southwest. Southeast elevation has variety of timber-framed sash windows with horns and replacement timber-sheeted entrance door at left. The northwest elevation is abutted by adjoining building. Setting Street-fronted; alleyway to southeast leads to rear garden enclosed by corrugated metal gate. Roof: natural slate Walling: render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron