Northern Bank, 20 Ballynahinch Street, Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6AW

Symmetrical end of terrace two-storey rendered late eighteenth-century former house. Rectangular on plan facing south on the north side of Ballynahinch street with pair of later returns, formerly part of a single house together with Nos.16 (HB19/05/045A) and 18 (HB19/05/045B). Now in use as a bank. Pitched natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles and two rendered chimneystacks. Concrete coping to east gable end with sandstone eaves cornice having shaped iron brackets supporting cast-iron guttering and downpipe. Ruled and lined lime rendered walling with painted masonry rusticated quoins and smooth render plinth course. Square-headed window openings with architrave surrounds (to front elevation only), original timber sash windows and painted masonry sills. Front elevation is five windows wide with a central stucco doorcase and front railed area. Original timber sash windows, 6/3 to first floor, 6/6 to ground floor (that to top right is blind). Square-headed door opening with replacement timber door having four raised and fielded panels and rectangular overlight. Door flanked by pair of engaged Ionic piers (with entasis) supportting plain architrave and entablature covered in lead. Door opens onto stone threshold and gentle concrete ramp, enclosed to either side by decorative cast-iron railing on low painted stone plinth wall enclosing tiled area to either side with a decorative iron lamp standard to the west section where the railing has been broken to provide ATM. West side elevation abutted by adjoining house No.18 (HB19/05/045B). Rear elevation is abutted by two two-storey returns, that to the east having a pitched slate roof, that to the west having a flat roof. Generally 6/6 timber sash windows with a tripartite timber sash window to the exposed rear elevation. Gabled east side elevation has a pair of 6/3 timber sash windows to the first floor and 6/6 to the ground floor. The lower east return runs flush with the east gable abutted by a tall round pier and having pebbledash rendered walling with a single timber casement window. Tall lime rendered screen wall abuts the east end of the front elevation with painted masonry coping and a large round-headed arch. Setting: Forming part of aterrace of three similar houses that once formed a single dwelling lining the north side of Ballynahinch Street. Small rear paved yard enclosed by tall rubblestone wall with lean-to redbrick shed having steel windows. Arched screen wall gives access to a number of dwellings to the rear. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Ruled and lined lime render Windows Timber sash