50 Plantation Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim

Two storey rectangular late eighteenth century mill manager's house attached to a larger mill owner's house probably constructed for John Barbour. Situated to the East of Lisburn adjacent to the M1 motorway. Front elevation faces South and is 5 bays wide, almost symetrical with a central rectangular doorway with a replacement timber door. Windows are arranged 2 to either side of the door on the ground floor and positioned directly above on the first floor. They are rectangular and now have uPVC frames. West gable has a late twentieth century large lean-to garage built from red clay brick. Rest of gable is rendered without openings. This extension wraps around to the rear. Rear elevation has an unusual distribution of rectangular windows. On the first floor there is an original 6 over 6 timber sliding sash window to the right and 2 similar to the right hand side. On the ground floor there is a similar sized opening but with a replacement uPVC window as the front. No 50 shares a setting with the attached 3 storey no 52 (see record HB19.09.028) . The house is set back from Plantation Road behind a tall random rubble stone wall with a now blocked up vehicular entrance, one rendered gate pier of which remains. This may have been the main access for both houses. Behind this wall which also continues to the side is a mainly grassed front garden. The earlier Ordinance Survey maps indicate that there was an extensive industrial complex to the North, this has all been demolished and late twentieth century houses have been erected. Similarly there were mill workers housing at the roadside and these have been cleared away leaving No's 50 and 52 the only historic houses in the vicinity apart from no 74 Plantaton Road that also has connection with the Barbour Linen business. Walling: Smooth painted render to front; roughcast render to the rear.. Windows; front elevation uPVC; rear painted timber small paned sliding sash. RW goods: uPVC Roof: Bangor blue slates