Kilwarlin Moravian Church, 49 Kilwarlin Road, Hillsborough, Co. Down, BT26 6DZ

Attached single-storey gable-fronted cement rendered Moravian Church, dated 1834, replacing an earlier building and abutting Manse (HB19/05/133B) as part of the Kilwarlin Moravian Church complex. Rectangular on plan facing west on the south side of Kilwarlin Road set within a mature setting. Extensively refurbished 1987. Pitched natural slate roof, black clay ridge tiles set behind slightly raised front west gable. Steel guttering on iron brackets and cast-iron downpipes. Ruled and lined cement rendered walling. Round-arched window openings with sandstone sills and leaded coloured glazing, inserted 1955. Gabled west entrance elevation with central shallow breakfront rising to round-headed bellcote, having three sandstone pinnacles to cement coping and containing round-headed bell arch with iron bell. Concrete coping to gable terminating in raised piers to either end with truncated rendered pinnacles and ornate black chimneypots. Central round-headed blind panel to the centre of the breakfront with black marble date plaque stating: ‘The, Ancient Episcopal, Church of, The United Brethren, commonly called, Moravians, erected A.D.1755, rebuilt October 13th 1834, restored 1987’. Square-headed door opening below having cement hood moulding and recessed double-leaf hardwood panelled doors. To either side of the blind arch is a pair of diminutive round-headed openings with latticed lights and concrete sills. To either end is a small buttress with sandstone pinnacle. Door opens onto paved platform with steps and ramp enclosed by low rendered wall also having sandstone pinnacles. North nave elevation four windows wide with each round-headed window set into a round-headed recess. East elevation abutted by the Manse (HB19/05/133B). South nave elevation is four windows wide. Setting: Attached to the Manse (HB19/05/133B), in turn attached to the Moravian Hall (HB19/05/133C), facing west on the south side of Kilwarlin Road set within a mature setting accessed via winding avenue opening onto the Kilwarlin Road via decorative gate screen (HB19/05/134). The church setting to the NW is landscaped into a battle garden intended to represent the terrain at Thermopylae where ancient Greeks had also fought for their independence. To the rear is a burial ground. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Ruled and lined cement render Windows Round-headed leaded coloured glazing