Orange Hall, 176-182 Albertbridge Road, Ballymacarret, BELFAST, County Antrim, BT5 4GS

Symmetrical attached three-storey with attic redbrick Orange Hall, dated 1901, to the designs of David Cooper. Rectangular on plan facing south with two-storey redbrick hall to rear, located on the north side of Albertbridge Road. Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, lead hip ridges with ogee-moulded cast-iron rainwater goods set behind balustraded redbrick parapet wall and central pediment. Parapet wall terminated to either end by decorative red sandstone squat drums and finials with a central red sandstone dentilated pediment and cloche-shaped metal dome supported on series of cast-iron columns on a circular redbrick base. The pediment has a red sandstone plaque with raised numerals stating; '1901'. Redbrick walling laid in Flemish bond to a red sandstone dentilated cornice spanning entire front elevation flanked by full-height redbrick pilasters surmounted by diminutive pediments. Decorative string courses below cornice, to second floor sill course and impost level of first floor with decorative terracotta panels above second floor. Replacement uPVC windows. Symmetrical pedimented front elevation is eight windows wide with a central two-bay breakfront to the pediment flanked by shallow redbrick pilasters to the second floor. Round-headed window openings to the second floor with decorative terracotta keystones, grouped hood mouldings and foliate label stops, impost mouldings and continuous sill course. Square-headed window openings to the central two first floor window openings with painted lintels and three-sided canted bay windows to either side with felt-lined roofs above egg-and-dart dentilated cornice and set behind a replacement iron balustrade to the ground floor projection. Four shop units occupy the ground floor projection with a central decorative pedimented doorcase comprising; round-headed door opening with moulded surround flanked by pair of polished granite Doric columns on raised plinth bases supporting entablature and segmental pediment above. Lettering to frieze stating 'ORANGE HALL' with the pediment filled with cartouche and 'red hand' motif and foliate decoration. Door opens onto four nosed granite steps. The ground floor projection contains four retail units flanked by slender Doric pilasters and entablature above curved to either end while the shop units have replacement aluminium shopfronts. Blank redbrick west side elevation with shaped parapet wall and abutted by adjacent building No.174. Rear elevation abutted by lower two-storey redbrick hall having sheeted iron roof with square-headed window openings with concrete lintels and uPVC windows. East side elevation abutted by adjacent building No.184. Setting: Located on the north side of Albertbridge Road within a small cluster of commercial units. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Redbrick Windows UPVC