1 Parkmount, Belsize Road, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 4AN

A three-storey, two-bay Victorian end-of-terrace townhouse built around 1900, located off Belsize Road north of Lisburn town centre, directly adjacent to Wallace Park. The building has a square plan form with a large two-storey rectangular rear return.

The roof is natural slate with leaded hips and crested clay ridge tiles. A large stucco cavetto cornice runs along the eaves level, painted white, with cast-iron ogee moulded guttering to the front and side elevations and semi-circular cast-iron guttering to the rear. Large boxed cast-iron downpipes run down the front elevation. A substantial brick chimney stack sits over the ridge line, topped with six large clay pots.

The exterior walls are red brick in Flemish bond, with a projecting brick plinth that changes to English Garden Wall bond at the rear return. The windows are single-glazed timber 1/1 sliding sash with horns, painted white, set within large rectangular sandstone cills. The window openings are spanned by 1½ brick flat arches with brick keyblocks and moulded cornice detail overhead.

The principal south-facing elevation is asymmetrically arranged. The front door, positioned off-centre to the right, is a timber door with four bolection moulded raised-and-pointed panels with a rectangular fixed light above, flanked by plain pilasters and decorated at cornice level with egg-and-dart moulding rising to large foliated console brackets supporting a cornice. The door is accessed by two stone steps. To the right of the door is a large timber-framed stained glass leaded light window, and to the left is a sash window. The upper floors each have two equally spaced windows. The first floor windows have projected brick detailing beneath the cill. The second floor windows are embedded into the large cornice detail at eaves level. A two-storey shallow-pitched lead-covered box bay projects from the far left corner at a 45-degree angle, with single windows to either side and paired windows to the front, topped with a decorated terracotta string course and a corbel brick course at eaves level.

The left elevation is asymmetrically arranged in matching detail to the principal elevation. A large projecting bay is located at the right-hand side with a single window over it. To the left, uniformly arranged windows serve all levels.

The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged, with a large hipped two-storey return projecting northwards from the left-hand bay overlooking the yard and garden. Uniformly arranged windows with reduced detailing serve all levels on the right. The return is asymmetrically arranged with a single-storey modern hipped projecting bay positioned right of centre, constructed using sympathetic materials. The rear door is located to the left of the bay. The rear chimney, which also serves the adjoining property, is located to the left over the ridge line and shows alterations to the upper brick courses. Cast-iron rainwater goods extend with a tall soil and vent pipe rising high above eaves level. A metal-framed roof light is located to the left of the chimney stack, serving a light-well over the first floor hallway. A further single-storey lean-to extension projects northwards with a modern conservation-style roof light.

The right elevation abuts the adjoining building, 2 Parkmount.

Setting

The building directly overlooks the large mature trees and open green space of the adjacent Wallace Park and Lisburn cricket ground. To the east is the remaining terrace block in matching style and quality. The gardens are well-matured and encompass the building on three sides.

To the rear stands a two-storey former stable in red brick with a pitched natural slate roof, painted timber soffits, and some cast-metal rainwater goods. The south gable of the stable has two 2/2 timber single-glazed sliding sash windows. Part of the original yard walling exists at ground level with an original yard gate functioning as a door to a small modern garage extension. A twentieth-century single-glazed metal window is located at first floor level on the east elevation. A small single-storey lean-to extension projects from the west elevation. The foundations of the original greenhouse exist to the south of the stable, now covered with a raised flower bed. Tarmac vehicular access runs to the rear of the house, with modern dwellings beyond.