18 May Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 4NR

A three storey, mid 19th century Georgian style terraced house, with side entrance, one of a group of four, sitting directly on the N side of May Street. Pitched, natural slate roof with 2 modern rooflights; moulded metal gutter on bracketted timber gutter tray; round cast iron downpipe. Red Flemish bond brickwork; stucco eaves fascia, string course to first floor cill and rusticated stucco plinth under ground floor cill. Window openings with painted stucco reveals and flat brick arches, 6/6 original sashes with horns, (ground floor window openings incorporate steel roll shutters). The entrance doorway, with segmental arch, has a stucco moulded surround with inset Ionic doorcase, plain fanlight over and replacement 6 panelled door; it is approached by 2 concrete steps. Across frontage are cast iron railings on a low stone kerb. S elevation has entrance to the west side with 2 adjacent windows, first and second floors have 2 windows. W elevation abutted by adjoining mirrored terrace (HB26/50/175B). N rear elevation is a two storey modern pitched roof extension. Grey brick walls with two metal windows at first floor level, a vehicular opening with roller shutters and adjacent pedestrian door to ground floor level. E elevation abutted by adjoining terrace (HB26/50/175C). Setting May Street is part of a busy, central thoroughfare which passes to the rear of the City Hall (HB26/50/001A). No.14 sits opposite May Street Presbyterian church (HB26/30/031A&B). In the same terrace, adjoining the terraced group of four to the east, is John Ross & Co (HB26/30/017). Roof: natural slate. Walling: brick. Windows: timber . RWG: metal