Huntly House, 107 Huntly Road, Drumnagally, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 3BS

A symmetrical two-storey three-bay stucco house with tetrastyle Ionic portico, built c.1850 to designs by Thomas Jackson and located to the east side of Huntly Road north of Banbridge town centre. Rectangular-plan with two-storey return and stair-hall extension to rear; projecting porch to east; two-storey side wing to west. Hipped natural slate roof with leaded hips and ridges; rendered chimneystacks having moulded caps and tall terracotta pots. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on bracketed and modillion eaves with decorated fascias. Walling is ruled-and-lined painted render with ashlar granite plinth and raised quoins. Windows are 6/6 timber-framed sliding sash in moulded architraves with painted masonry sills; those to ground floor have a dentilled cornice hoods. North-facing and five openings wide at each floor; to ground-floor is a tetrastyle Ionic portico with pilaster responds flanking an eight-panelled timber door having bead muntin, brass door furniture, paved stone pedestal, surmounted by a transom light with glazing bars and flanked by sidelights. The east elevation is two windows wide to each floor. The south (rear) elevation is abutted at right by the two-storey return. To left is the stair-hall extension, having two 2/2 windows with stained-glass margin-panes (at different levels) to first floor and modern conservatory to ground floor (of no interest); further abutted at right by the two-storey side wing. The return has two windows to first floor south and is abutted at ground floor by a modern extension (of no interest). West elevation of house has four windows to first floor; window and modern double-leaf glazed timber doors in moulded surround to ground floor right; abutted to re-entrant angle by the modern conservatory. The east elevation is six windows wide to first floor; single-storey projecting porch opening to south to ground floor centre, having six-panelled timber door and transom light with 6/6 window to cheeks. The side wing has lower ridge level; it has four openings wide to north and south elevations; abutted at west by a single-storey boiler house. Setting Set on a large site to the east side of Huntly Road and enclosed by a variety of mature trees. Walled garden with formal hedges to west accessed to northwest via original cast-iron latch gate. Paved driveway to north leading to gravelled concourse; terraced lawn to front and rear. Garden features include steps and decorative balustrade to west and nineteenth-century sundial to rear garden. Entrance comprises original polygonal gate piers with caps supporting arrow-head gates and railing; carriage bollards to front. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined render Windows: Timber-framed sash RWG: Cast-iron