Millmount, Lurgan Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 4LU

A symmetrical two-storey three-bay house built c.1790 and extensively modified c.1860, now largely Victorian in appearance. Extended and converted into a nursing home in 1982, the house occupies a large site to the west side of Lurgan Road north of Banbridge town centre. Rectangular plan with extension to south-east and modern two-storey extensions (1982) to north-west and north-east (of no interest). Hipped natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and two rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots to centre of ridgeline. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is smooth render with band rustication to ground floor, raised quoins and continuous sill course to first floor. Windows are timber sliding sash; 6/3 to first floor in moulded and lugged architraves on corbels with moulded keyblock; 1/1 to ground floor with low level sills, flanked by partially fluted pilasters and carved capital heads, surmounted by plain entablature and segmental pediment with carved inset. The principal elevation faces south-west and is symmetrically arranged around a central doorcase, with three openings to each floor. Painted granite doorcase comprises a filleted surround with cornice surmounted by a timber fanlight in moulded surround; raised-and-fielded replacement eight-panel timber door flanked by ionic columns supporting a projecting entablature and four pane sidelights with a carved panel to base. The north-west elevation has a window to left at first floor and to centre at ground floor; abutted at left by a modern two-storey extension of no interest. The north-east (rear) elevation is fully abutted by a modern two-storey extension of no interest. The south-east elevation has a window to centre at first floor and a 1/1 window to ground floor right (without architrave); abutted to right by the two-storey extension (pre 1833). The extension is three replacement windows (uPVC) wide to first floor, each with their original architraves. The ground floor has been altered with two windows flanking a central porch. The southeast elevation has original architraves to two windows, each with replacement uPVC glazing. To left is an infilled doorway with lugged architrave having carved keyblock. Setting Set on a large site to the west of Lurgan Road and accessed via a modern entrance to north. The site has been extensively developed for sheltered housing since the early 1980s and has been altered significantly. To south of the site are a number of former outbuildings, including a two-storey red-brick slated barn and a red-brick outbuilding. Rubble stone garden wall to east with pointed-arched opening. The original entrance at Lurgan Road has rendered entrance walls with granite coping stones and square granite gate piers. Rubble stone boundary wall to north and southeast. Original decorative cast-iron gates enclosing rear yard to southeast. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Timber / uPVC RWG: Cast-iron