13 Castle Street, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 4SP

Three-storey, three-bay former Georgian mid-terrace townhouse erected in the 18th century. Located directly off Castle Street east of Market Square and west of Lisburn College in the town centre. Pitched artificial slate roof with clay ridge tiles; uPVC replacement rainwater goods; rendered chimney stack with corbelled upper course, various pots. Ruled-and-lined rendered walling. 6/6 Georgian sliding sash windows with rectangular masonry cills; replacement uPVC to second floor. Elliptical arched door opening with plain moulded surround; embracing a timber four raised-and-pointed panelled door with bolection mouldings; brass ironmongery; flanked by Doric columns rising to entablature with mouldings; rolled glass paned fan light over with moulded surrounds and shell decorated hood. The principal elevation faces south and is asymmetrically arranged. The front door is located on the right; to the left a glazed shop front with non-illuminated signage over. Three uniformly arranged first floor windows with diminished second floor windows directly over. The left gable is abutted by an adjoining three storey building. The rear elevation is fully abutted by a three-storey gable ended return comprising various openings largely replaced or blocked up; chimney at the gable apex. Evidence of a ground floor return removed and replaced by a shallow pitched modern single-storey building. The right gable is abutted by an adjoining modern two-storey building. Setting: The immediate setting to the front is the predominantly historic townscape setting of the adjoining and opposite Georgian terraces, although some buildings have been replaced with modern structures. The rear of the building opens to a large yard which has been converted into carparking; access through a carriageway located in the adjoining building. Plaque (HB19/13/017) fixed to building located in the rear yard has been removed. Roofing: Artificial slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined render Windows: Timber sliding sash/uPVC replacement RWG: uPVC replacement