Drumalla House, 111 Bay Road, Carnlough, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT44 0HP

Drumalla House is a two-storey three-bay house situated within the built-up area of Carnlough, set well back from the main road within its own grounds and overlooking the sea to the front.

The main structure dates from the 19th century and features rendered walls with a hipped slated roof of Bangor blue slates in regular courses, fitted with cast iron guttering. The entrance elevation faces east. Lower wing walls extend to each side of the main front, surmounted by stone knobs at the extremities. The wall is rendered with roughcast, though some repair patches have been executed in smooth render.

The entrance elevation contains one window to each side of a central projecting flat-roofed porch. The windows are rectangular timber sliding sash windows of 6 over 1 without horns, set in plain reveals with projecting cills, except for the central window on the first floor which contains casements. The rectangular porch has panelled corner piers rising to an entablature and moulded cornice, with a PVC downpipe. The front of the porch contains a five-light window with fixed panes and a top-hung vent. Each side of the porch contains a doorway comprising a glazed and panelled rectangular timber door surmounted by a two-light fanlight. The doorways are approached by a flight of concrete paved steps flanked by modern steel railings. A modern iron fire-escape ladder is attached to the front façade in the corner to the right of the porch, leading from the roof of the porch.

The south elevation is of similar character to the entrance front. Windows are sashed 6 over 6 and are set in raised rectangular surrounds. There is one chimney to the left-hand end, smooth cement rendered, with original pots. A canted bay to the left-hand side of the ground floor, which appears to be original, contains sashed windows similar to those elsewhere. A later modern canted bay to the right-hand side features a flat roof, timber fascia, large rectangular fixed light windows, PVC gutters and downpipes. Modern rectangular glazed flush doors are located to the left-hand end of the ground floor.

The rear elevation has been largely obscured by later poor quality additions which completely enclose a small rear yard. The yard contains a modern fire escape stairway and a small flat-roofed block.

The north elevation features roofing and walling similar to the other elevations. The main front block contains windows sashed 6 over 6, whilst the long rear return contains modern metal fixed lights with top-hung vents. A later flat-roofed block projects to the right-hand end.

A modern flat-roofed two-storey extension is attached to one side at the rear.

The front boundary is formed by modern steel railings on a low cement rendered plinth wall. One original corner boundary pier is retained, rendered with a moulded cap. The main entrance gates are modern steel railings on square steel posts. A tarmac driveway leads to a tarmac parking area in front of the house, bordered by concrete kerbstones. A grassy plot to the front garden contains some mature trees. A service yard lies to the right of the house, with a small enclosed garden to the left approached by a small looped ironwork pedestrian gate with octagonal cast iron posts.