71 University Road (Fitzwilliam Place), Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT7 1NF

Relatively plain, two storey gabled house, one of a somewhat squat, mildly Neo-classical, terrace of three (‘Fitzwilliam Place’) dating from c.1846-48. The terrace is set on the W side of University Road, abutting Queen’s University Student’s Union at an angle to the S, and roughly facing Lanyon’s original Queen’s College building of 1845-49. To the N is Fitzwilliam Street and directly in front all properties in the terrace share a garden, which lends the block a slight ‘country cottage’ air. No.71 is to the N end of the terrace. The symmetrical front façade faces E. To the centre of the ground floor is the front entrance which consists of a panelled timber door with plain rectangular fanlight, all encased with panelled pilasters, with decorative brackets supporting a cornice hood. The edges of the hood appear to be ‘enclosed’ in timber. Either side of the entrance is a fairly large window with plain sash frame, simple moulded surround and relatively slim cill. To the first floor are three similar windows, all smaller than those to the ground floor but with the outer windows broader and squatter than that to the centre. The façade has full height, panelled, outer pilasters and a deep eaves course and a gutter course. The N gable is blank and has a pilaster (as front) to the left hand (E) edge. To the W side of the gable there extends a high, rendered, wall which eventually abuts the left hand edge of the front façade of No.2 Fitzwilliam Street. This wall has a doorway to the left with a plain sheeted timber door and simple moulded surround. The rear façade has a single storey gabled return extending from the right on the ground floor. The N face of this return has a panelled and glazed door to the far left, then a window with modern frame (made to resemble sash with Georgian panes), and to the right of this, a larger window, also with a modern frame. To the S face of the return there are two windows, similar to that to the left on the N face. To the far right (E) on the N face is a lean to ‘linking corridor’ which backs into the main rear façade of Nos.71 and 73 and links to the return of No.73. The W gable of the return abuts the gable of No.2 Fitzwilliam Street. This whole return was rebuilt in c.1991, replacing an earlier, smaller version The main rear façade has a sash window, with Georgian panes (6 over 6) to the left on the ground floor and a similar (but slightly smaller) window to the left and to the right on the first floor. To the centre, near the eaves, is a squat window with fixed light frame. The entire façade is finished in plain render and painted. The main roof is gabled and covered in natural slate. There are three Velux windows to the rear and a rendered parapet to the N gable. There are two rendered chimney stacks to the N and S on the ridge, both with octagonal pots. Metal [?cast iron and aluminium] rw goods.