Orange Hall, 36 Railway Street, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT28 1XP

Free-standing symmetrical single-bay two-storey pedimented Italianate rendered stone hall, dated 1871. Rectangular on plan facing west and set back slightly on the east side of Railway Street with its south side elevation fronting onto Wallace Avenue. Pitched natural slate roof with roll-moulded black clay ridge tiles, a single redbrick chimneystack and modern steel roof vents. Plastic guttering to boxed timber fascia and cast-iron vent pipes. Coursed rubble basalt walling with redbrick window linings to both side elevations, plain ruled and lined cement render to rear gable and decorative painted stucco walling to the front elevation. Pedimented symmetrical Italianate stucco-fronted front elevation with full-width empty pediment having modillioned cornice and moulded string course below. The elevation has a tripartite arrangement of openings with rusticated pilasters to either end and plain pilasters flanking the central bay. The upper central bay has three round-headed openings unified by elaborate mouldings comprising triple-arched cable hood mouldings rising from four squat panelled pilasters and continuous stiff-leaf capitals, resting on a single moulded sill course. To either side is a round-headed blind niche. The ground floor is defined by a continuous cornice moulding with projecting lettering spanning the central bay stating: 'ORANGE HALL 1871'. To the ground floor the central bay contains a central elliptical-headed door opening flanked by round-headed window openings and a continuous impost moulding set within rusticated walling. Replacement hardwood casement windows and hardwood doors, c.1990. To either side bay is an oculus with architrave surround and original fixed-pane rose window. Front door opens onto terrazzo platform and step to front concrete paved area. North side elevation has series of round-headed window openings to the upper level and square-headed openings to the lower level, all with redbrick surrounds and painted masonry sills. uPVC windows to both floors - sliding sash on the first floor and top hung to the ground. A steel fire escape is attached to the first floor and leads from a centrally placed door. Rear gable is blank with ruled and lined cement rendered walling, a single modern steel door. South side gable as per north elevation - also with a central fire escape from the first floor. This elevation is enclosed to Wallace Avenue by a tall redbrick wall. Setting: Rectangular on plan facing west on a corner site, set back slightly from Railway Street with its south side elevation fronting onto Wallace Avenue. Gravel car park to rear accessed via tall redbrick piers and steel gates on Wallace Avenue. Roof Natural slate RWG Plastic / cast-iron Walling Rubble basalt Windows uPVC / hardwood