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

A two-storey single-bay (wider end-terrace at south) late Victorian terrace built c.1898 by John McMaster to designs by J. Frazer and Son, located on the east side of McMaster Street, East Belfast. Roof is pitched natural slate with clay ridge tiles, 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 two polychrome brick string courses (including a continuous brick and sill course at first floor), pianted smooth render to south gable and east elevation; windows are boarded, door is replacement timber panelled with square headed transom light, windows and door contained within camber headed reveals with polychrome brick chamfered reveals and voussoirs, projecting masonry sills. Principal (west) elevation contains entrance door at left accessed via tiled threshold; entrance flanked by di-partite window at right; two windows at first floor. North gable is abutted by No.50 McMaster Street (HB26/08/001PP). Rear (south) elevation was partially visible, abutted at right by two-storey extension with lean-to roof. Exposed section at left has a single window at each floor. Extension south elevation ground floor was not visible, first floor contains single window at first floor, east gable and north elevation are blank. Access to enclosed yard from entry via timber sheeted entrance door at east, contained within high level brick walling at all sides. South gable is blank. Setting: Located at the south end of the east terrace two-storey block the house faces onto McMaster Street. The wide street formerly cobbled is now largely concrete with small cobbled area 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 Lendrick Street and McMaster Street. The street narrows towards Major Street at south. Roof: Natural Slate Walling: English garden-wall bonded red brick Windows: Replacement 1/1 timber sliding sashes RWG: Ogee profile cast-iron