Dobbins Inn Hotel, 6-8 High Street, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 7AF

An attached two-bay three-storey rendered hotel, built c.1800, located on north side of High Street. Rectangular on plan, facing south; single-bay three-storey slightly projecting addition to west gable, two-storey flat-roofed return to rear. Pitched artificial slate roof, replacement red brick chimneystack to east of addition; half-round cast-iron gutters; return roof supports second floor balcony. Walling is painted ruled-and-lined rendered over plinth. Windows are square-headed replacement timber casements. Principal (south) elevation is asymmetrical and has metal flagstaff holder affixed to the first floor and modern metal information plaque at ground floor. Ground floor has single door with a window to left and two windows to right; first floor has two sets of paired windows; and second floor has two wide windows. Addition detailed as hotel with first and second floors each having two windows; ground floor has two windows and one door with metal pull-down shutters to left end. Left cheek (west) is entirely abutted by Bell’s Newsagency (HB22/08/017). Rear (north) cheek is partially abutted by return; exposed section is rendered, ground and first floor have one window, second floor has two with square-headed vertically sheeted timber door to left end (accessing return balcony). Right (east) cheek is abutted by hotel; exposed section at left end is blank. West gable is entirely abutted by addition. Rear (north) elevation is abutted by return. Exposed section has variety of modern windows and one square-headed replacement timber door. Return has balcony to right end, and is gabled to left end. East gable is entirely abutted by neighbouring property. The hotel is situated on High Street, near the harbour and Carrickfergus Castle, and abuts Bell’s Newsagency (HB22/08/017) to the west. It is situated near the Old Market House (HB22/08/005) to west and the former courthouse (now town hall – HB22/08/008) to the east end of High Street. Roof: Pitched artificial slate Walling: Painted rule-and-lined render Windows: uPVC casements Rainwater Goods:Half-round cast-iron