Buildings at 'Pilot Construction Ltd.', 13 Candahar Street, Belfast, Co Down, BT7 3AQ

Collection of three varied single storey builder’s yard Belfast Truss roofed buildings, probably of differing dates stretching possibly from c.1920 to c.1940. The yard is set on the N side of Candahar Street, off Ormeau Road, to the S of Belfast city centre. Building 1 Building 1 is a long single storey rectangular building measuring roughly 24m x 9. The building backs on to the yard walls of houses to the E side and to the N and S it is abutted by other buildings within the yard, so only the long W elevation is exposed. This elevation consists of a full length row of steel framed windows, with a concrete block base and an area of corrugated metal and corrugated Perspex above window level and timber piers interspersed along the whole length. The curved roof appears to be covered in corrugated metal with several central roof lights. This building is used as a joiners’ workshop. Building 2 This building lies directly to the N of Building 1 and measures roughly 19m x 9.7. It also backs on to the yard walls of house to the E. To the W the building is open to the left hand side with a timber door and large metal-framed window to the right hand side. The N gable (which could not be seen in its entirety) appears to be in render with the uppermost third in corrugated metal. The curved roof is covered in corrugated metal also. Building 3 This building lies to the W side of the yard. It is the largest of the three in terms of height and width, but was originally somewhat longer, a portion to the N side having been demolished at some point. The building now measures roughly 11.8m x 11.5. The N gable is clad in an untidy patchwork of corrugated metal and is devoid of openings. A Belfast Truss is exposed on the this gable (due to the fact that it was to this side that part of the building was demolished). To the E the building backs on to a neighbouring structure. The W elevation (which could only be seen from a distance) has a series of very tall mullioned and transomed windows to left and centre with a large full-height vehicle opening to right. The S gable backs on to a wall with only its corrugated metal clad uppermost portion exposed. The curved roof is covered in corrugated metal. This building is in very poor condition.