Bellevue, 43 Greenhill Road, Aghadowey, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT51 4EU

A three-bay two-storey-with-attic detached rendered country house, built c.1840 and located to the north side of Greenhill Road in Aghadowey, south of Coleraine. Rectangular plan with central two-storey gabled breakfront to east and two-storey return to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with blue/black angled ridge tiles, masonry verges and four rendered chimneystacks with moulded caps. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on brackets and cavetto-moulded eaves. Walling is ruled-and-lined painted render on a chamfered plinth with raised quoins; roughcast render to north gable. Windows are original 6/6 timber sash with horns, in stop-end chamfered reveals and painted projecting sills (unless otherwise stated). The principal elevation faces east with breakfront to centre breaking eaves line. Breakfront is flanked to either side by two windows at each floor (those to first floor right are replacement timber casements) and contains a round-headed 6/6 window with plain top light at first floor over an elliptical-headed doorcase. Doorcase comprises two Doric columns supporting a shallow entablature, flanked by fluted pilasters and surmounted by moulded archivolt; accessed via three stone steps. Doorcase contains a recessed raised-and-fielded ten-panel timber door (timber boarding covers lower panels) surmounted by curvilinear timber fanlight. The south gable has a replacement window to centre at attic. The west (rear) elevation was only partially viewed. Abutted at left by the gabled two-storey return, having 2/2 window to first floor right and two 2/2 windows to first floor of south elevation. Right bay has two windows at first floor. Ground floor concealed. The north gable has a 6/6 window to centre at attic and uPVC window to first floor right. Setting: Situated on a mature site to the north side of Greenhill Road in unspoiled rural surroundings with views over the surrounding countryside to east. Accessed from south via a long tree-lined avenue; square painted brick piers to entrance lead to rear yard, accessed via high modern metal gates. To north side of yard is a single-storey annexe with natural slate roof and rendered chimneystack to gable; modern openings to north elevation. Single-storey flat-roof painted brick abutment, with 3/2 sash window and topped by metal water tank, also to north. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined painted render Windows: Generally timber sash with horns RWG: Cast-iron