119 University Street Belfast, Bt7 1Hp

One of a pair of late Victorian terraced houses on University Street at its junction with Sandhurst Road, near Queen's University in South Belfast. Built between 1890 and 1893 by architect William J Fennell, the house is a two-bay, three-storey structure with attic, constructed in red brick with Dumfries red sandstone dressings. University Street is one of the main roads linking the Ormeau Road in the east with the University area to the west, characterised by red brick terraces. A 20th-century hotel building stands opposite, and All Saints Church (also by Fennell) is located immediately to the north-west.

The building is set back from the pavement behind brick dwarf walling with sandstone coping and piers, with replacement railings. The exterior features red brick Flemish bond walling with a full-height projecting canted bay to the north elevation and a two-storey bowed bay to the west gable. The pitched natural slate roof has terracotta ridge tiles, while the canted bay features a natural slate hipped polygonal roof with terracotta ridge tiles and finial. Tall red brick chimneys with cornices and clay pots are located on the west gable. Sandstone stringcourse runs at cill level, with sandstone dressings to all openings on the north and west facades. Windows throughout have been replaced with uPVC double-glazing, and there are modern rooflights at attic level. Rainwater goods are painted metal.

The north front elevation presents a two-bay façade with the three-storey projecting canted bay on the right side and front entrance on the left. The front doorway features a sandstone moulded architrave with a decorative carved sandstone pediment bearing a crest depicting a pelican standing on a rose branch, with the motto "PROBITAS FONS HONORIS" (Integrity is the fountain of honour) carved on a scroll below. A smaller carved pediment ornaments the first-floor window above the doorway and the centre bay of the first-floor bay, which carries a carved "WG" motif. The front door is a replica of the original and has six panels with a segmental overlight, accessed by four replacement concrete steps with modern handrails on each side. Windows on the two lower floors have segmental heads, whilst those on the second floor have straight heads. Chunky sandstone brackets support the projecting sandstone eaves cornice.

The east gable elevation is fully abutted by No.121 University Street. The west gable elevation faces Sandhurst Road and comprises a three-storey gable on the left side with a two-storey return on the right, which abuts No.2 Sandhurst Road. A shallow projecting chimney breast appears on the left side, whilst the right side features a two-storey bow window with flat roof containing paired window openings on the second floor above. Decorative fretted timber barges ornament the eaves level and apex of the gable, supported on sandstone brackets and timber brackets. The west façade of the return has paired window openings to both ground and first-floor levels, with two replacement doors on the right side accessing a rear store and yard, and a single window opening above. Chunky sandstone brackets support the projecting sandstone eaves cornice, with stone coping to the plinth and rendered plinth below.

The rear elevation comprises a rear return on the left side containing single-storey stores with access to Sandhurst Road via an alleyway. The rear wall of the main block features painted brickwork at ground-floor level with brick above; splayed brick voussoir heads ornament the first-floor windows, whilst arched voussoirs frame a large half-landing window opening above. A single window opening at high level appears on the east wall of the return.