Bell's Newsagency, 2-4 High Street, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 7AF

An attached two-bay three-storey house with shop, built c.1800, located on the north of High Street at the corner of North Street. L-plan, facing south; full-height return to rear. Hipped natural slate roof, blue/black angled ridge and hip tiles, half-round cast-iron gutters. Walling is painted smooth rendered over plinth, with V-jointed quoins, banded cornice and moulded stringcourses between floors. Windows are square-headed painted timber 1/1 sashes with painted smooth rendered reveals, architraves and sills. Principal (south) elevation is two windows wide to each bay; stringcourses are removed, platband between first and second floor, modern glazed shopfront and fascia occupy entire ground floor. West elevation has three bays (rear two are those of return). All windows are blocked. Right two bays have two windows per bay, except where otherwise stated: ground floor is blank with framed panel to right bay. Left bay ground floor has square-headed painted timber double doors with blind overlight; first floor occupied entirely by one framed panel; second floor left end has one framed panel, right end has two blocked bipartite windows (with painted timber upper sashes partially exposed). Rear (north) elevation is abutted to right end by return. Exposed section is roughcast; left end has single square-headed painted timber casement window on each floor. Return north elevation is entirely abutted by neighbouring property. East gable is entirely abutted by the Dobbins Inn Hotel (HB22/08/009). East elevation of return is four windows wide and roughcast. All windows are blocked with concrete blocks. The shop is situated in the centre of the old town of Carrickfergus on High Street and is visible from the harbour. It abuts the Dobbins Inn Hotel (HB22/08/009) to the east and is located across the street from the old Market House (HB22/08/005). Roof: Hipped natural slate Walling: Painted smooth render Windows: Square-headed painted timber 1/1 sashes Rainwater Goods: Half-round cast-iron gutters