Maze Station Hotel, 228 Moira Road, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT28 2TP

Detached three-bay two-storey former hotel and public house, built c.1830, located to the north side of Moira Road, Lisburn. Rectangular-on-plan abutted by single-storey return at north. Roof is pitched natural slate; crested terracotta ridge tiles; two corbelled smooth rendered chimneystacks, each with three terracotta pots; replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber fascia. Walls are pebble-dashed with smooth rendered painted quoins, smooth rendered sill course at first floor and painted smooth rendered plinth; windows are replacement square-headed timber casements contained within smooth rendered painted reveals and lugged architrave with projecting keyblock and painted projecting masonry sill unless otherwise stated. Replacement timber panelled doors also contained within smooth rendered painted reveals and lugged architrave with projecting keyblock. Principal elevation faces south and is four windows wide (equally spaced). Ground floor contains two windows at left, at right a replacement timber panelled door with transom light is flanked at right by a bowed timber framed window with crown glass contained within larger opening of similar detail. East gabled contains double-leaf principal entrance at right access by two diagonal steps down into the building and is abutted at centre by high level smooth rendered walling enclosing yard at north. First floor is blank with mock timber nogging and rendered panels to apex. Rear elevation (full access not provided) is abutted at left by single-storey return with pitched roof. Exposed section is abutted by a series of single-storey modern extensions of little interest; three windows at first floor. West gable contains enlarged bowed casement window at left, second window at right, single window at right at first floor. Enlarged window is surmounted by signage which reads ‘MAZE STATION HOTEL 1837’; individual letters enclosed by torus moulded frame on pebble-dash background; surmounted by cast-metal wall light. Timber nogging and rendered panels to apex. Single-storey return has asbestos tiled roof with clay ridge tiles; timber fascia supporting replacement u-profile rainwater goods; walling and windows detailed as south two-storey block. East principle elevation contains two replacement timber entrance doors each flanked by timber casement window at right. North gable is blank, abutted by roughcast rendered boundary wall at left with saddleback coping. West elevation is abutted by a series of single-storey modern extensions of llittle interest. Setting: Set on the junction of Moira Road and Cross Lane the building remains largely intact in its external detailing and location. Adjacent to the west gable entrance a recess in the boundary wall contains an original pair of electric petrol pumps, (of which an exact date could not be determined). Single-storey extensions at north are of little interest. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Pebble-dash Windows: Square-headed timber casements RWG: Replacement uPVC