Springfield, 72 Ballinderry Road, Magheragall, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT28 2QS

Detached multi-bay two-storey stucco-fronted country house, built c.1860, extended to the north c.1900. Rectangular on plan facing west with a central two-storey canted bay to both north and south elevations, located at the end of a long bitmac avenue on the north side of Ballinderry Road. Hipped natural slate roof with roll-moulded black clay ridge tiles and eleven rendered profiled chimneystacks with decorative clay pots. Guttering hidden behind overhanging sheeted eaves cornice supported by pairs of shaped brackets with drop finials and string course below. Painted ruled and lined rendered walling with moulded plinth course and rusticated render quoins. Square-headed window openings to ground floor, segmental-headed to first floor, all having moulded architrave surrounds, painted masonry sills and timber sash windows. Symmetrical three-bay front elevation with shallow entrance breakfront and recessed north wing being three windows wide. 2/2 timber sash windows to the first floor and the north wing with single-pane timber sash windows to the ground floor of the principal elevation having plain frieze and cornice above. Elaborate tripartite moulded stucco doorcase with original diamond panelled timber door and rectangular overlight flanked by plain sidelights in turn flanked by slender pilasters with oversized console brackets to a stepped lintel cornice, plain stepped frieze and dentilated cornice above. Door opens onto stone step to front gravel area. North side elevation obscured by range of single-storey out offices and has a two-storey three-sided canted bay to the centre. This elevation has no decorative eaves brackets and few windows. Multi-bay east rear elevation is five windows wide with the recessed north wing extending by a further three windows. 2/2 timber sash windows to the first floor, single-pane to the ground floor with plain frieze and cornice over. South garden elevation has a two-storey three-sided canted bay with windows and detailing as per front elevation. Setting: Located at the end of a long bitmac avenue to the north of Ballinderry Road on its own landscaped grounds with mature trees and an ornamental garden and two redbrick walled garden structures to the north. Avenue opens onto the road via pair of swan-neck railed walls with decorative cast-iron railings and moulded concrete piers with decorative iron gates. Roof Natural slate RWG Hidden behind eaves cornice Walling Ruled and lined render Windows Original timber sash