16 Main Street, Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6AE

Mid-terrace two-storey over basement rendered early nineteenth century former house, with integral carriage arch. Rectangular on plan facing west on the east side of Main Street Hillsborough with two-storey flat-roofed return. Extensively renovated c.2000 for commercial use with rear site developed for residential development. Pitched natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles and three brick chimneystacks with clay and terracotta pots, those to either end shared with adjoining properties. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted ruled and lined rendered walling with rusticated render quoins to either end. Square-headed window openings with replacement 6/6 timber sash windows and painted masonry sills. Front elevation is four windows wide with a three-centred carriage arch to the northernmost bay. To the right of the carriage arch is a symmetrically arranged pair of shop display windows each having replacement tripartite fixed-pane arched lights and a central round-headed door opening with deep moulded render surround and replacement timber panelled door with bipartite overlight. Door opens onto two replacement stone steps to the street. North side elevation abutted by No. 14 (HB19/05/008B) with timber sheeted soffit to the carriage arch and modern steel gate. Rear elevation is abutted by flat-roofed two-storey rear return (possibly incorporating original return) with the carriage arch bay recessed behind the rear elevation. Replacement timber sash windows to rear elevation and return with replacment timber panelled doors and a canted bay to the re-entrant angle. Setting: Forming part of a terrace of houses lining the west side of Main Street with the carriage arch leading to a pair of modern houses 6-7 Church Lane. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Painted ruled and lined Windows Replacement timber sash windows