5 Beach Road, Whitehead, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 9QS

Attached single-bay three-storey watch-tower, part of the former Coastguard station, built 1870, located to the west side of Beach Road. Square-on-plan; chalet style two-storey extension to west. Roof is pitched and natural slated; brick corbelled chimney with concrete coping; replacement pots. Walls are English garden wall bonded red brick over painted rendered plinth; corbelled string course at second floor. Windows are square-headed timber framed sliding sash in stepped vermiculated sandstone surrounds, unless otherwise stated. Principal elevation faces east and contains 8/8 sliding sash window in segmental-headed surround at ground floor; pair of 4/6 windows at first floor with rendered surround shared with pointed oriel window at second floor; rendered corbelled support; diagonal timber apron; leaded roof. South elevation abutted by HB22/06/011B. Exposed wall has projecting flue above ridge line at left; gunport in sandstone surround at ground and seecond floor right. West elevation abutted by extension; single timber casement window at ground floor. North elevation contains group of three pointed-arched-headed windows at ground floor surmounted by oriel at second floor (detailed as east). Abutted by extension; entrance door at centre surmounted by oculus; window at ground and first floor right. Building is set within its own grounds with access to the south-east through vermiculated square sandstone gate pillars; car-park and modern garages to north-west; enclosed yard to west. Roof: Pitched natural slate Walling: English garden wall bonded red brick Windows: Square-headed timber framed sliding sash in vermiculated sandstone surrounds RWG: Profiled uPVC gutters and replacement uPVC downpipes