Commons Farm, 10 Councillors Road, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 9AQ

Attached two-bay two-storey outbuilding, built c.1880, located to the north side of Councillors Road, Carrickfergus. Rectangular-on-plan with single-storey extension to east gable. Roof is pitched natural slate with blue/black clay ridge tiles; single roof light to south pitch; overhanging timber eaves with exposed rafter ends; plain timber bargeboards supported on exposed purlin ends. Half-round cast-iron rainwater goods; walls are painted roughly coursed rubble unless otherwise stated. Windows are round-headed 8-pane timber pivot casements with flush masonry cills and stepped brick surrounds; (also painted) unless otherwise stated. Principal elevation faces north and contains segmental-headed coach arch with timber sheeted doors to left surmounted by two windows; to right are two timber sheeted doors, each with square-headed windows to left. First floor contains timber sheeted loft door with window to left. Left gable is sheeted asbestos and is abutted by a single-storey converted outbuilding with pitched slated roof; exposed section is blank. Rear elevation contains three windows at first floor. Right gable is blank. Left gable extension has been converted into a dwelling and contains replacement materials throughout. Roof is pitched, hipped to east, replacement roof tiles; uPVC rainwater goods; velux rooflights and uPVC windows; red brick chimneystack with decorative octagonal clay pots. North elevation contains double doors with three windows to right. South elevation contains double doors; single window to left; two windows to right. Entire south elevation is surmounted by lean-to slated canopy with rooflights, supported on cast-iron columns. Forming the south side of a traditional quadrangular farm courtyard the building faces onto other similarly detailed outbuildings with farm house to east. Courtyard enclosed to east by coursed random rubble wall and piers; accessed from east by lane from Councillors Road accessed through alcoved entrance with smooth rendered walls and cast-iron gates supported on square piers with pyramidal caps. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Roughly coursed random rubble with brick window surrounds and visible traces of lime render Windows: Square-headed 2/2 timber sliding sashes RWG: Half-round cast-iron