The Rectory, 39 Soldierstown Road, Aghalee, Craigavon, BT67 0ES

Symmetrical detached three-bay two-storey over basement rendered rectory, built c.1825. Rectangular on plan facing east set on an elevated site on its own landscaped grounds on the west side of Soldierstown Road with a north and south entrance forming a semi-circular avenue. Hipped pie-ended natural slate roof with rolled lead ridges, lead platform and three rendered chimneystacks with octagonal clay pots. Cast-iron guttering on iron brackets to projecting render eaves course and cast-iron downpipes. Wet-dash rendered walling to granite plinth course above basement level (smooth rendered to basement level) and rusticated render quoins. Square-headed window openings with convex moulded render surrounds, painted masonry sills and replacement timber sash windows with horns. Symmetrical three-bay east front elevation with three-centred arch door opening having moulded surround and timber doorcase. Four-panelled timber door flanked by original fixed-pane sidelights having two pairs of replacement console brackets to lintel cornice and original spoked timber fanlight over. Door opens onto replacement granite paved platform and replacement granite nosed steps enclosed by raking wall and replacement iron rails to front gravel area. Two-bay south side elevation is two windows wide with uPVC windows to basement level. Rear elevation has irregular placement of window openings with two timber sash windows and two uPVC windows. Replacement timber sheeted door to basement level opens onto concrete paved enclosed rear yard. North side elevation has a single window opening to each floor with uPVC windows to the basement level. Setting: Set on an elevated site on the west side of Soldierstown Road accessed via two entrances forming a semi-circular avenue enclosed to the road by replacement rendered walls and piers with mature trees and a double garage to the rear yard with natural slate roof. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Wet dash render Windows Replacement timber sash/uPVC