7 Church Square, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 4AP

A four-bay three-storey town-house (now commercial premises) built c.1840; irregular plan form with coach entrance. Located at the junction of Castlewellan Road and Church Square adjacent to the Crozier Monument (HB17/07/011) in the centre of Banbridge town. Pitched natural slate roofing with clay ridge tiles; cast-iron rainwater goods; partially rendered chimney, no pots. Ruled-and-lined walling (roughcast to the rear). 6/6 and replacement 1/1 timber sliding sash windows first floor right (exposed boxes to second floor); painted masonry cills. Replacement door and rectangular overlight. The principal elevation faces northeast and is asymmetrically arranged. The ground floor comprises a square-headed coach entrance to the left and replacement shop front to the left with illuminated signage over. The first and second floors are four windows wide. The left gable abuts adjoining building, 1 Castlewellan Road (HB17/07/012). Single door located left of centre in coach entrance; sheeted lower portion with blank upper panels. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged; three windows wide. Ground floor comprises coach entrance to the right; left blank. Projected lean-to first floor with two square casement windows. Three second floor box sash windows. uPVC replacement rainwater goods. The right gable is abutted by adjoining building (HB17/07/014). Setting The building forms part of several terraces at this end of Church Square. A two-storey roughcast rendered outbuilding with natural slated roof located in the rear yard (interior in advanced state of decay) beyond which is a small car park bounded by the River Bann. Opposite the terrace is a large modern brick wall enclosing the police station. Northwest of the site are further historic structures. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: render Windows: timber RWG: Cast-iron