62 Poyntzpass Road, Loughbrickland, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 3PL

A three-bay single-storey extended vernacular house with outbuildings, pre-dating 1833 and located at the end of a narrow lane to the south side of Poyntzpass Road south of Banbridge. Rectangular on plan with small projecting porch to front. Pitched corrugated metal roof, natural slate to left bay, with raised cement verges and three rendered chimneystacks. uPVC rainwater goods; cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on brackets to porch. Walling is rubble-stone with lime-washed lime-render; smooth render to east gable. Windows are timber sliding sash and casement with projecting painted sills and timber lintels. The principal elevation is set on a gradient and is south-facing. To left of centre is a projecting cement rendered porch containing a modern timber-sheeted door with twin layer of slates to catslide roof. 3/3 window to left of entrance porch; 2/2 and timber-casement window to right. The west gable is blank. The north (rear) elevation was not seen at time of survey. The east gable is partially abutted by a corrugated metal shed. Setting Situated at the end of a narrow lane to the south side of Poyntzpass Road. Lane leads to yard with linear range of rubble-stone and lime-rendered outbuildings to south. To east is a set of roughcast rendered Ulster gate piers with pointed caps, supporting a wrought-iron farm-gate and leading to inner yard to front of house. Inner yard is enclosed to south by mature hedgerow on a grass verge and with another wrought-iron farm-gate to east. Linear range of outbuildings comprising two blocks, ridge level stepped with incline; that to east is partially slated, the remainder with corrugated metal roof. Timber-sheeted latch door to left and timber-sheeted doors to right. The west block is slightly higher and is fully slated with rendered chimneystack to ridgeline. Walls are rubble-stone and partially lime-rendered with timber-sheeted doors to left, corrugated metal door to centre and timber-sheeted latch door to right. West gable is blank. Modern farm-gate to west leads to adjoining farmland. Variety of wrought-iron gates to neighbouring land at west. Roof: Natural slate / corrugated metal Walling: Rubble stone and lime render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron / uPVC