364 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT5 5DZ

Semi-detached two-bay one-and-a-half storey Scrabo sandstone house with half-hipped natural slate roof, dated 1880, most likely by architects Young & Mackenzie. Rectangular plan form with single-story return to rear north-east. Orientated south-east/north-west with entrance canopy to south-west elevation. Forming part of a row of three pairs of semi-detached houses (HB26/10/002A-F) on the north side of Beersbridge Road. Half-hipped roof of natural slate, with terracotta ridge, projecting eaves with exposed rafter ends. Two wall-head dormer windows with lead flashed cheeks, hipped natural slate roof, terracotta ridge tiles and exposed rafter ends. Single stack original red brick chimney with corbel and tall clay pot to the south-west and rebuilt red brick chimney stack to north-east, also corbelled with small modern clay pots, rising from original stone base and shared with neighbouring property. Half round cast-iron rainwater goods. Walls of un-coursed rock-faced Scrabo sandstone with cut stone plinth course and continuous cut stone projecting string course at cill level to first floor. All windows timber top-hung casements with painted sills. Main elevation faces south-east. Single square-headed window to the ground floor, south-east and double to north-east. Ground floor windows with stone relieving arch over stone lintol. Two dormers to first floor level. South-west elevation has timber barge boards with exposed purlin ends. Projecting entrance canopy, placed centrally, with a natural slate hipped roof supported on timber brackets. Modern glazed multi-pane timber entrance door with glazed fanlight. Entrance set back from face of wall and accessed by two steps. Cast iron boot scraper in small arched recess to lower north-west of entrance. Single square-headed window opening to south-west of entrance and similar to first floor in apex of gable. South-west elevation joined to modern flat-roofed single-storey garage with rendered walls and metal 'up-and-over' door. North-west elevation has a modern single-storey flat-roofed return with rendered walls and uPVC windows to the left-hand-side, abutting rear yard wall. The original house has two square-headed tall window openings and two hipped dormers to the roof directly above. To the right-hand side, sits a further single storey flat roofed modern extension with rendered walls. The north-east elevation is attached to adjoining house (HB26/10/002B). Setting House located on north side of Beersbridge Road with small garden area to front, bounded by hedge and with large paired timber sheeted gates to vehicular entrance. One of a pair, attached to HB26/10/002B. Materials: Roof: Natural slate Walling: Scrabo sandstone RWG: Cast iron Windows: Timber top-hung casements, with uPVC to modern appendages.