Carrickfergus Borough Council, Town Hall, Joymount, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 7DL

A detached multi-bay double-height Georgian former courthouse, dated 1779, located at the east end of High Street. T-plan, facing west; central two-storey canted return to centre east flanked on either side by two-storey wings, two-stage round stair tower with conical roof to east; diminutive two-storey addition to east; multi-bay two-storey block, (refurbished c.1980) to north. Hipped natural slate roofs, angled red clay ridge and hip tiles, simple rendered chimneystacks, variety of replacement half-round and ogee uPVC gutters. Walling is painted render over plinth, chamfered quoins. Windows are square-headed painted timber 6/6 sashes with smooth-rendered reveals, architraves and sills. Principal (west) elevation is symmetrical, seven openings wide arranged about central entrance (central three openings contained in a breakfront). Parapet with ball finials terminating breakfront corners, central gablet surmounted by round-headed gablet with clock supporting flagpole. Windows are tall triangular pedimented windows with moulded architraves. Door is square-headed raised-and-fielded-four-panel painted timber flanked by Doric half-columns with triangular pediment over, date inscribed in pediment, glazed terracotta town crest roundel over pediment; modern metal historic information plaque affixed to right of doorcase. North elevation is entirely abutted by lower modern rebuilt block containing nineteenth-century (west) façade retention. Rear (east) elevation is entirely abutted two-storey return (each storey being double-height), which is further abutted to left and right by flanking wings, and to right by stair tower. Exposed section right end has squared basalt walling, three windows to each floor to canted (east) elevation (ground floor right window replaced with modern door), first floor has multi-light casements with stained glass inserts. Stair tower is blank with squared basalt walling. Right wing has two windows to each floor; left cheek is entirely abutted by return; right cheek is abutted by block to right; exposed section has single uPVC casement window to each floor. Left wing is detailed as right wing but abutted to front by addition; left cheek is continuous with south elevation. Addition east gable is blank surmounted by chimneystack; right cheek is blank, left cheek has single uPVC casement window to each floor with architraves and keyblocks. South elevation is asymmetrical, windows are uPVC casements with architraves and keyblocks; first floor has four windows, ground floor has single tripartite window to right end and variety of 1/1 sashes; offset square-headed raised-and-fielded-six-panelled door flanked by Doric half-columns with triangular pediment over to left of tripartite; square-headed raised-and-fielded eight-panelled door to left end. The former courthouse is situated close to the coast and within a walled enclosure that contains a former prison and barracks (HB22/08/034).