Foyle Cottage, Clarendon Street, Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 7ER

A fine example of a late Georgian-style detached house sited perpendicular to the street. A symmetrical plan two storey, five bay facade overlooking the garden, containing a large copper beech tree, enclosed by a boundary wall. Built c.1815. The principal elevation faces east, consisting of a central block flanked by gabled single-bay projections at either end. The irregularly fenestrated rear facade faces Princes Street and is of two storeys, with the lower windows at pavement level. Slated hipped roof with clay ridge. Symmetrical chimney stacks on mid-ridge to each wing at front, and two to rear of central block. Stucco painted walls with decorative timber eaves and cast iron rain water goods. Front entrance door has Adam-style rectangular fanlight with carved pilasters and console brackets flanking the double panelled painted timber door with brass fittings and threshold. Three steps up with boot scraper either side. Ground floor canted bays on central block consisting of original timber sliding sash windows. Replacement tri-partite timber casement windows to remainder of principal elevation. Irregular fenestration to rear elevation, with two elaborate tri-partite sliding sash windows to first floor level with glazing bars at 45° angles. Setting: On the south side of Clarendon Street, on the west most side of the middle portion, Foyle Cottage is sited perpendicular to Clarendon Street with its rear elevation directly on Princes Street. To the front, its gardens are enclosed by walling, with gables of adjacent buildings to the east and south. Materials: Roof Natural Slate RWG Cast Iron Walling Render Windows Timber Sliding Sash Door Original timber