Former Northern Bank, 5 Main Street, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 1JQ

The building at 5 Main Street, Larne is a three-storey, three-bay structure with an attic, constructed between 1900 and 1919 and originally designed as a Northern Bank by the Irish architect Godfrey Ferguson. The building is built of red brick with sandstone dressings and is in a free Baroque style. The lower part of the front facade has undergone significant modern alterations, however the upper section of the original facade remains. The main facade is now set back behind this replacement ground floor. Original features include timber sliding sash windows, vertically hung with a 1 over 1 configuration and horns, pedimented to the first floor. The second floor windows have rusticated keystones. Rusticated giant pilasters are present in the central bay, rising to a curved pediment above, containing a horse-shoe shaped window. The original cast iron hoppers and downpipes remain. The building occupies a position on the main street, the original facade slightly set back from the building line, and flanked by two-storey 19th-century buildings containing shops. The building was constructed by contractors Henry Laverty & Sons, and was featured in The Irish Builder and Engineer in 1910. It is currently in commercial use as an office.