Kinallen Manse, 9 Tullinisky Road, Dromara, Banbridge, Co Down, BT25 2PJ

A symmetrical three-bay two-storey-with-attic former manse; built c.1859 and located to the north side of Tullinisky Road west of Dromara. Rectangular on plan with projecting porch and single-storey glazed canted bays to front; two-storey gabled return with single-storey slated lean-to to rear. Hipped natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks to centre of gable having tall clay pots. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on projecting eaves. Walling is painted smooth render, horizontally lined to ground floor with raised quoins and a contrasting plinth. Windows are 6/6 timber-framed sliding sash in moulded surrounds with projecting painted masonry sills; multi-paned windows to canted bays with continuous sills. The principal elevation faces east and is five windows wide to first floor; to centre at ground floor is a projecting porch (later) flanked by canted Edwardian bay windows, sills at floor level. Porch opens to south with a six-panelled timber door having brass door knob and cast-iron lion-head knocker; east elevation has two windows and single window to right cheek. The south elevation has two windows to ground and first floor (that to first floor right is a dummy window). The west (rear) elevation is abutted to right by the two-storey return which catslides to right. Left bay has a window to centre at first floor and is abutted at ground floor by the modern conservatory. Return has a window to first floor left and is abutted at ground floor by the slated lean-to extension; south elevation (flush with south elevation of main block) has a 3/6 gabled dormer to first floor and two 3/3 windows to ground floor. The north elevation has two windows to first and ground floor. Setting Set on a large mature site north of Tullinisky Road on the fringes of Kinallen Village. House is positioned to the northwest of the site and is lawned to front and south with long tarmac driveway from entrance to southeast. Tarmac yard to rear enclosed by roughcast rendered wall and accessed to northeast via a set of modern gates; two-storey rendered former coach house to west with hipped slate roof, louvered vents and timber-sheeted door to openings at first floor; timber-sheeted carriage doors and window to ground floor. Cast-iron latch gate with arrow-head railings to northwest and southeast of yard. Modern housing development on neighbouring land to east, partially screened by mature trees. Roof: Natural slate Walling: render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron