Portmore House, 12 Crumlin Road, Ballinderry Upper, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT28 2JU

A two-storey five-bay, hearth lobby type vernacular farmhouse pre-dating 1830. Linear plan form with rear return. Located at the end of a long drive off Crumlin Road north of Lower Ballinderry. Replacement pitched artificial slate roofing; clay ridge tiles; brick chimneys, no pots; uPVC replacement rainwater goods. Dry-dashed walling with smooth rendered quoins and plinth. 1/1 timber sliding sash with horns; stone cills and smooth rendered surrounds. Replacement plain timber front door. The principal elevation faces south and is asymmetrically arranged. Entrance porch located left of centre; two windows to the left and three to the right. First floor windows uniformly arranged over ground floor openings. Additional bay to far left slightly lower ridge and eaves level; natural slate roofing. The right gable is symmetrically arranged with 8/8 timber sliding sash windows, with moulded surrounds centrally located to ground and first floor level. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged; abutted centrally by a single-storey return projecting northwards. Single ground floor windows flanking either side of the return; door to far left. Single-storey return comprises natural slate pitched roof; further extended by single-storey corrugated asbestos roofed outbuilding. The left gable is blank; abutted by a single-storey shed. Setting: Single and double height outbuildings and extensive yard to the north and east. Large modern red bricked house to the south. Smooth rendered wall with wrought iron gates to the west beyond which lies overgrown vegetation largely obscuring views of the farm house upon approach. Water pump located adjacent to the right gable. Roofing: Artificial slate Walling: Dry-dashed Windows: Timber sliding sash RWG: uPVC replacement