20 Main Street, Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6AE

Mid-terrace two-storey rendered former house, built c.1830, located on the east side of Main Street Hillsborough. Rectangular on plan, facing west with integral carriage arch to the north bay and two-storey over basement flat-roofed extension to rear. Now in commercial use to the ground floor. Pitched natural slate roof with black ridge tiles and pair of rendered brick chimneystacks having clay pots. Cast-iron guttering on iron brackets to rendered eaves course and cast-iron downpipe. Painted ruled and lined rendered walling with rusticated rendered quoins to either end. Square-headed window openings with painted masonry sills and replacement tripartite timber sash windows. Front west elevation is four windows wide with an elliptical-headed carriage arch to the north bay. Square-headed door opening with smooth rendered surround and replacement timber panelled and glazed door opening onto two granite steps to the street. Above the door opening is a replacement 6/6 timber sash window. The carriage arch contains a modern steel gate giving rear access. North side elevation abutted by adjoining building No.18 (HB19/05/10), with boarded soffit to the carriage arch and painted rubblestone and brick wall exposed. Rear east elevation abutted by L-plan flat-roofed two-storey over basement extension. Modern timber sash windows to the extension with concrete sills and exposed sash boxes. Steel steps and terrace supported on steel posts abuts the extension. South side elevation abutted by neighbouring building No.22 (HB19/05/12A). Setting: Forming part of a terrace of two and three storey buildings of various periods lining the east side of Main Street. The rear plot has been developed with a pair of two-storey rendered townhouses, built c.2007, accessed via the carriage arch. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Ruled and lined render Windows Replacement timber sash