209 Belmont Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT4 2AG

One of a pair of semi-detached houses, three-bay, two-storey over basement with double pile roof, built in1870. Principal elevation faces north and the property is set behind low brick wall with hedging and cast-iron pedestrian gate. Attached on the west side to 207 Belmont Road (HB26/14/022A). Double pile roof with natural slate and black terracotta ridge tiles to main ridge, return has natural slate with lead covered ridges. Cast metal rainwater goods, ogee shaped gutters to main elevation supported on paired console brackets, half-round uPVC gutters to rear on timber fascia. Overhanging eaves to gable with exposed purlin detail. Red-brick chimneystacks with three band corbelling set at gable end of each pile and centrally on ridge, all with modern clay pots. Principal elevation faces north. Walls constructed in red-brick in Flemish bond with canted bays either side of entrance having smooth rendered finish. Continuous painted cill course to ground and first floor. Wall below continuous cill and to basement level has smooth rendered finish with slightly projecting band at floor level. Canted bays have shallow lead covered hipped roof behind moulded ogee parapet. All windows to north and east elevations, painted timber 1/1 sliding sash; uPVC to south elevation. First floor: pair of windows, with segmental arched head, to east end of property, single window to centre over door opening, pair of windows as before to west end. Ground floor: square-headed window opening to each side of canted bay with bays placed either side of entrance door. Basement: no window openings. Centrally placed door opening to ground floor, accessed by inclined ramp with handrails spanning open area beneath. Door opening has arched moulded surround in smooth render, plain arched fanlight and painted timber door with circular panel detail. Door to basement level directly beneath main entrance. East elevation has red-brick and smooth rendered finish as before, with twosquare-headed windows to basement level, located in north pile; single square-headed window to ground floor and pair of windows with slightly arched heads to first floor level. South elevation has smooth rendered finish to walls with centrally placed return with hipped slate roof with lead ridges at slightly lower level to main roof. Square-headed uPVC windows throughout. West elevation attached to 207 Belmont Road (HB26/14/022A). Materials: Roof: Natural slate RWG : Cast iron and uPVC Walling : Brick and render Windows : Timber and uPVC Setting: One of a pair of semi-detached houses, including 207 Belmont Road (HB26/14/002A), located on the south side of the Belmont Road, with a low brick wall and hedging bounding garden area. Pedestrian gate to front entrance door with driveway to east side of property giving access to rear.