Mountain View House, 40 Sandy Lane, Ballyskeagh, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 5TL

A pair of three-bay two-storey houses, now one, built c.1830 and located in a rural setting east of Sandy Lane, Drumbeg. Rectangular on plan with two two-storey returns and conservatory to rear; large L-shaped modern extension to northeast. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and yellow brick chimneystacks. Cast-iron ogee rainwater goods on overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. Corbelled bargeboards to gables. Walling is painted smooth render with raised quoins and chamfered plinth. Windows are 2/2 timber-framed sliding sash having horizontal glazing bars and horns with projecting masonry sills. The principal elevation faces northwest and is six openings wide, comprising symmetrically arranged facades of the two original houses. To centre left and centre right are two entrances; left door is four-panelled with decorative brass furniture, right door is two-panelled with segmental-headed glazing to top half; both having transom light and flanked by two panelled pilasters surmounted by plain entablature and moulded cornice. The northeast gable is abutted by the single-storey modern extension (of little interest). The southwest elevation is abutted at left and right by two two-storey returns which are connected by a modern conservatory to centre. To centre is a projecting chimneystack with a window at left and right; windows at ground and first floor to far left; to far right is a window to first floor and a four-panelled timber door with transom light and brass door furniture. The returns each have two windows at first floor and a window to ground floor right on the southwest elevation (right return with two windows and door at left). The left return has a modern door at right to the northwest elevation. The southwest gable is blank. Setting: Situated in large mature grounds off a narrow country lane on the outskirts of Lisburn. To northeast is an asphalt tennis court; to south is a detached block of garages. Enclosed to all sides by mature trees and hedgerow. Bounded to road to north by hedgerow with timber fence; two painted render gate piers with masonry caps supporting modern timber-sheeted gate. Main entrance to north having painted render entrance walls and gate piers with pointed caps supporting modern cast-iron gates; entrance to long gravelled driveway leading to rear of house. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Smooth render Windows: Timber-framed sash with horns/replacement timber-framed sash RWG: Cast-iron