21 McMaster Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT5 4HP

A two-storey single-bay late Victorian terrace built c.1896 by John McMaster to designs by J. Frazer and Son, located on the west side of McMaster Street, East Belfast. Roof is pitched natural slate with clay ridge tiles, central rooflight window on east slope, modern red brick chimney stack at south side; painted ogee profile cast-iron rainwater goods supported on projecting polychrome brick eaves course on ovolo moulded corbel course. Walls are English garden-wall bonded red brick laid with alternating courses of headers and stretchers with three polychrome brick string courses (including a continuous brick and sill course at first floor) and decorative detailing above first floor windows; windows are 1/1 timber sliding sashes and door is replacement timber panelled, windows and door contained within camber headed reveals with polychromactic brick chamfered reveals and voussoirs, projecting masonry sill. (All polychrome brickwork now painted except that above first floor windows). Principal (east) elevation contains entrance door at right comprising replacement timber panelled door with square headed transom light accessed by rendered threshold; entrance flanked by window at left; two windows at first floor offset slightly to left. North gable is abutted by No.19 McMaster Street (HB26/08/001Q). Access to house and yard not provided and remainder of rear elevation not visible from entry at west. South gable is abutted by No.23 McMaster Street (HB26/08/001U). Setting: Located at the centre of the west terrace (two-storey block) the house faces onto McMaster Street. The wide street formerly cobbled is now largely concrete with small cobbled area remaining at each end. The house opens directly onto a wide pavement with granite kerbs and original lamp posts and electric lighting (former gas lights). Original tiled street signage at north and south. Rear elevation is enclosed by high level stretcher bonded modern red brick walling with painted vertically sheeted timber entrance door at centre, assessed via narrow entry which runs north-south between back yards of Parker Street and McMaster Street. The street narrows towards Major Street at south. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: English garden-wall bonded red brick Windows: 1/1 timber sliding sashes RWG: Ogee profile cast-iron