Presbyterian Church, Gt. Victoria St., Belfast

Attached Presbyterian Church, built c.1860, to designs by James McNea, located to the west side of Great Victoria Street. Rectangular-on-plan, abutted at east by classically detailed double-height porch with curved bay to north and south. Roof is pitched natural slate with blue/black clay ridge tiles over corbelled eaves course. Walls are painted ruled render over painted plinth; porch to east has channelled rustication to ground floor, smooth rendered to first floor and portico. Windows are segmental-arched-headed at ground floor, round-arched-headed at first floor (in moulded reveal with lugged impost and keystone detail to east elevation), all containing leaded stained glass in smooth painted surround; painted sandstone sills. Principal elevation faces east and is abutted by porch. The entrance is accessed via two paved steps. The porch comprises pedimented portico on engaged pilasters on moulded plinth framing three entrances; each entrance comprises, at ground floor, recent double leaf timber glazed doors surmounted by round-arched-headed glazed fanlights containing leaded stained glass set within bead moulded surrounds with plain impost and keystone detail; plastered sill course and string course to windows at first floor. Portico entrance flanked at left and right by curved bays containing round-arched-headed niche with keystone detail at ground floor and single window at first floor. South elevation is abutted by adjoining two-storey building. West elevation is abutted by adjoining two-storey building. North elevation is four windows wide; windows arranged within double height round-arched-headed recessed panels; window to ground floor right replaced with recent timber panelled entrance door surmounted by segmental-arched-headed fanlight set within existing opening. Setting: The church is bounded to Great Victoria Street to the east by sandstone plinth walling surmounted by cast iron railings, accessed via pair of cast iron gates with decorative supporting brackets. To Albion Street to the north, the church is directly accessed from the street via recent access ramp and steps with painted steel railings. Roof : Natural slate Walling : Painted ruled render, rusticated render to east elevation Windows: Segmental-arched-headed at ground floor, round-arched-headed at first floor, containing leaded stained glass RWG : Cast aluminium moulded gutters and round downpipes