53A Shore Road, Greenisland, Co. Antrim, BT38 8UA

Semi-detached three-bay two-storey rendered house, built c.1845, facing south with a lean-to conservatory (shared with adjoining house), a two-bay two-storey return (shared with adjoining house), and a further flat-roof single-bay two-storey return. Pitched natural slate roof, black clay ridge tiles and a large rendered chimneystack to either end (that to south shared with adjoining house), and painted octagonal clay pots. Overhanging eaves with timber fascia and replacement ogee-moulded metal guttering and cast-iron downpipes. Corrugated iron roof to flat-roof return. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walling. Square-headed window openings with bevelled reveals to front and rear elevations, stop-chamfered to ground floor (right). Painted stone sills and timber sash windows. Two-over-two to front elevation, with convex horns, except to window opening within conservatory, and to rear elevation, having earlier six-over-six timber sash windows with cylinder glass and no horns. A round-headed window opening to the rear elevation ground floor level has a three-over-six timber sash window with incorporated fanlight. A further window opening to the rear elevation at ground floor level contains a nine-over-six timber sash window, while the flat-roof return contains a further three-over-six timber sash. Front elevation (south) is symmetrical with the conservatory spanning the southern two bays including the elliptical-headed front entrance. The conservatory is of iron construction forming vertical panes on a low rendered wall with lean-to glazed roof. To the east side elevation of the conservatory is a square-headed door opening with a timber panelled door with a glazed oval panel, c.1940. West elevation is abutted against adjoining house HB22/01/004B. Rear (north) elevation contains a shared two-storey return to the west end and a further flat-roof two-storey return to the centre. Most original multi-pane timber sash windows remain to the rear elevation with a square-headed door opening having a vertically-sheeted timber door. East gabled side elevation has a single window to the ground floor at the south end and a single window to the first floor to the north end. A multi-bay two-storey rendered building, built c.1990, is located close to the rear returns and is in separate ownership. A tall rendered screen wall spans the space between the rear elevation and the later building, enclosing a small rear yard. The east side area and the front of the house is finished in gravel above a large lawn overlooking Belfast Lough. A curved gravel drive rises through a wooded area to Shore Road, opening onto the road via a pair of rubble stone piers and walls with steel gates. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Ruled-and-lined rendered Windows: Timber sash Rainwater goods: Metal and cast-iron