36 The Mount, BELFAST, County Antrim, BT5 4ND

A five-bay two-storey over basement Georgian-style end of terrace townhouse erected c.1860. Rectangular plan with single-storey over basement return. Located on the south west portion of The Mount (off Castlereagh Street), east of Belfast City Centre the house is currently unoccupied and in a state of decay. Hipped natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Cast-iron ogee moulded rainwater goods, some uPVC replacement. Smooth rendered chimneystacks; pots removed. Ruled-and-lined cement rendered walling with long-and-short quoins; moulded masonry corbel course. 2/2 timber sliding sash windows with horizontal glazing bars; no horns; masonry cills; moulded surrounds to first floor only (glazing largely removed and boarded up). The front door is boarded up; moulded panelled surrounds rising to scrolled console brackets supporting an entablature canopy surmounted by a pediment. The principal elevation faces southwest and is symmetrically arranged. The front door is centrally located with two windows to either side; first floor windows directly over; basement windows below (view obscured). Quoins to the right. The northwest elevation is abutted by no.34 The Mount (HB26/06/001). The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged and comprises various window sizes located at ground and first floor. Existing windows are 6/6 timber sliding sash although are in very poor condition. Metal framed bi-partite roof light. (View obscured) The southeast elevation is blank. Two chimneystacks breaking through eaves level. Setting: The site is currently bounded by corrugated sheet metal obscuring the view to the buildings. The land immediately to the rear has been left vacant. The immediate surroundings are largely 19th and 20th century red brick 2 and 3 storey housing. Some structures immediately abutting the basement level at the rear but cannot be identified. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined cement render Windows: Timber sliding sash RWG: Cast-iron