Former Office & Stores, Banford Bleach Works, 59A Banbridge Rd, Gilford, Co Down, BT63 6DL

A double-pile two-storey former industrial block, forming part of an extensive mid-nineteenth-century mill complex, now greatly reduced, on the right bank of the River Bann, near Tullylish. Formerly used as stores, offices and canteen, the E section is now a house and the W section unoccupied. Pitched natural slate roof with plain bargeboards and rendered chimneys on each gable at both ends, and small rendered chimney to rear pitch. Metal half-round rainwater goods. Cement-rendered random rubble and mass concrete walls. West section The W half of the block comprises a double-pile, single-storey-over-semi-basement (the latter visible along S elevation). Two timber multi-paned windows and two timber doors flanked by diminutive segmental-arched recesses to basement along S elevation. Above are four large square-headed 6/6 timber sliding sash windows with sandstone cills. At right is a canopied door with three granite steps; large circular window above. The W gable is double pitched and has three 6/6 sash windows. The N (rear) elevation is five openings wide; blocked up window opening to left (cill remaining), four-panel timber door with square-headed overlight to fourth opening from left, remaining openings are 6/6 sliding sash windows East section The E half of the block comprises a double-pile, two-storey house. There are two doors and miscellaneous modern timber casement windows to G/F of S elevation, and five 3/6 timber sliding sash windows to FF, all with concrete cills. Tie plates between G/F and F/F. The E gable has French doors at left and is abutted at right by a single-storey annex with similarly detailed hipped roof and walls. The N elevation has four equally spaced 3/6 timber sliding sash windows to FF; ground floor canopied half glazed multi-paned door and 6/6 timber sliding sash side light (right) to left and three 3/6 sash windows (that to right of door paired). Setting Approached from the Banbridge – Gilford road down a long lane. Aligned SE-NW at the N side of the site. Garden to north of block and mill buildings (HB17/02/025B) and chimney (HB17/02/025C) to south. Roof: Natural slate Rainwater goods: Metal Walls: Random rubble and concrete Windows: Timber