58 Lisnabreeney Road East, BELFAST, County Down, BT6 9SS

A two-storey five-bay farm house with portions pre-dating 1830, converted outbuildings to the rear arranged around a central court yard. Oblong plan form with modernized rear return. Located on the east of Lisnabreeny Road East close to the junction with Knockbracken Road, approximately 1km west of Merryland Cross Roads. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles; over hanging eaves with timber fascia and decorative barge boards. Cast-iron ogee moulded gutters and circular down pipes. Yellow brick chimney stack with moulded cornice course and clay pots. Ruled-and-lined cement rendered walling painted yellow ochre; long-and-short quoins; projected plinth course. Replacement 2/2 timber sliding sash windows with horizontal glazing bars; with horns; rectangular masonry painted cills. Replacement double-leaf timber front door with lattice over light. The principal elevation faces south west and is symmetrically arranged. Centrally positioned door with two ground floor windows either side; five first floor windows over ground floor openings. Upper floor and right bay historic additions. Left bay raised and chimney alterations/removal c.1990. The left gable has a single first floor window to the left. The ground floor has a large square-headed opening accommodating access to the abutting timber-frame on masonry plinth, glazed pitched roof conservatory. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged. Two ground floor windows to the left with first floor windows directly over. Two further first floor windows located over the flat roof porch located at the re-entrant of the rear elevation and the rear return. The porch (now functioning as the principal entrance) has parapetted eaves and matches the details of the main house; single door flanked by side lights on the southeast cheek ; single window centrally located on the northeast cheek. The far right bay is completely abutted by two-storey five-bay gable ended return. Formerly a single storey hipped roof outbuilding it was renovated c.1990, by Nicholas Groves-Raines, Edinburgh; generally matching in details; matching ridge line; higher eaves course; asymmetrical elevations. The right gable is blank; exposed timber cross-tie; wheel-guard stone to the left. Setting: The house sits just off the road, partially screened by a hedge; centrally located in the hedge is a gate with filigree wrought-irongate and piers. Access in to the centrally courtyard is via the right gable. The southeast block of rubble masonry outbuildings have been converted into stables; the northeast block are now carports. Southeast of the stables is a long corrugated metal barn, beyond which is extensive gardens to the rear of the house. Another wrought-iron gate accesses the lane from the front garden. Roofing: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined render Windows: Timber sliding sash RWG: Cast-iron