Gardener's House, Hillsborough Castle, The Square, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6AG

Detached five-bay two-storey rendered former gardener’s cottage to Hillsborough Castle, dated 1841. Rectangular on plan facing North West, extensively renovated c.1992 and extended to the south gable. Set on a corner site to Moira Road and the entrance to the walled garden complex at the end of a cul-de-sac (Moira Road). Pitched natural slate roof (reconstructed c.1992) with black clay ridge tiles and three redbrick chimneystacks having black pots. Original cast-iron rainwater goods on iron brackets. Painted ruled and lined render walling with render quoins. Square-headed window openings with painted masonry sills and replacement 3/6 timber sash windows. Principal asymmetrical two-storey North West front elevation five windows wide with original off-centre timber-frame entrance porch with natural slate roof, decorative bargeboard and finial and replacement timber lattice-work on low rendered wall. Replacement timber panelled door with glazed upper panels and smooth render surround opening into the porch with octagonal clay tiles and stone step to front paved area. North gable has a single slender window opening with replacement 2/4 timber sash window. Tall rubblestone screen wall abutting north gable with elliptical redbrick carriage arch and replacement timber sheeted gate. Two-storey South West rear elevation, five windows wide, abutted by single-storey conservatory. Square-headed door opening with moulded architrave surround and replacement timber panelled and glazed door opening onto paved rear patio. South side gable abutted by two-storey L-plan extension, built c.1992, imitating the details of the main house with pitched natural slate roofs, and pair of dormer windows over pair of elliptical-headed garage doors. Setting Red circular sandstone gate piers with domed capstones, mark the entrance on Moira Road, the private entrance to no. 20 is via another pair of replacement iron gates on circular red sandstone piers with domed capstones and inscribed date ‘1841’ from a shared (with no.18) gravel driveway. Granite setts to the entire front and south of site with a tall rubblestone wall flush to the rear elevation enclosing rear garden. Roof: Natural slate RWG: Cast-iron Walling: Ruled and lined render Windows: Replacement timber sash