35 Knockbrack Road, Spamount, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, BT81 7LU

An asymmetrical three-bay two-storey early-nineteenth-century house, located on the east side of Knockbrack Road, Spamount, Castlederg. The house is rectangular on plan with two storey lean-to extension and lean-to porch to rear. Roof is steeply pitched natural slate with roll moulded clay ridge tiles and three slate-hung and lime-rendered chimneystacks with stone caps. Rainwater goods are half-round cast-iron on drive-in brackets. Walling is lime-washed lime-rendered with the exception of the south gable which is plain lime roughcast; there is a cornerstone at south-east. Windows are generally 6/6 timber sliding sashes to ground floor, 3/6 to first floor, all with horns, lime rendered reveals, contrasting painted masonry sills, and some with original crown glazing. Principal elevation faces west and is asymmetrically arranged: left and right bays have a window to each floor, central bay has two closely spaced openings to each floor, including an original timber door consisting of six flush panels with kickboard, brass lock and knocker, and replacement stainless steel knob; the frame is supported on plinth blocks. To its left is a 1/1 sash window. North gable has a window to ground floor right and two diminutive 2/4 windows at first floor. Rear elevation is abutted by the lean-to extension, which is offset to right and the porch, which is offset to left. First floor has a window to each bay. Ground floor has a narrow 1/1 sash at left, an 8/8 sash to centre, and a 1/1 obscurely glazed sash to right. The extension has a timber casement to ground floor. The porch has splayed walls and contains a sheeted timber half-door; right cheek has a 1/1 fixed pane window. South gable has two diminutive windows at first floor; a later 3-light fixed pane to left and a 4/2 sash to right. The house is set parallel to the road and is set back behind a grassed garden bounded by a lime-washed rubble stone boundary wall with rubble coping; a path on axis with principal entrance is accessed by a wrought-iron pedestrian gate hung on octagonal stone piers with contrasting pointed caps. To rear is a small farmyard flanked on either side by outbuildings; north stable range is two-storey, south byre range is single-storey. Both have pitched natural slate roofs, partially corrugated metal to byre and walls are limewashed rubble stone with squared rubble quoins. Doors are painted timber sheeted; windows are fixed pane with timber frames; the north range loft is accessed by a set of external stone steps at west end. To west end of byre range is a square-headed timber sheeted vehicular door. To south side of farmyard is a large barn and single storey outhouse, detailed as others. Roof: Pitched natural slate Walling: Lime-washed lime-rendered rubble stone Windows: 6/6 and 3/6 painted timber sashes with crown glass and painted masonry sills RWG: Half-round cast-iron