Coastguard Cottages, 8 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 8BU

Attached single-bay two-storey terraced former coastguard cottage, built c.1864, located to the south of Belfast Road, Carrickfergus. Second from left (east) in a group of seven; rectangular-on-plan with two-storey hipped return to rear, (shared with No.6a-b HB22/07/021A.) Roof is hipped natural slate; blue/black clay ridge tiles, cogged brick eaves with few cast-iron downpipes remaining and square profile replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered corbelled chimneystack to west party wall; decorative clay pots. Walls are roughcast rendered with cogged brick string course and smooth rendered platband over, (north elevation only); smooth rendered plinth. Windows are 6/6 replacement uPVC casements (mimicking 6/6 timber sliding sashes.) with painted masonry cills (unless otherwise stated.) Principal (south) elevation is abutted by two-storey hipped return to right (shared with No.6a-b HB22/07/021A); exposed section has window at each floor. West gable is abutted by No.10 (HB22/07/021C.) North (road-facing) elevation has a single window to each floor, (first floor contains dipartite 4/4 uPVC casements.) East gable is abutted by No.6a-b (HB22/07/021A.) South return has hipped roof detailed as main block; two windows to each floor of south elevation, (two at right contained within No.6a-6 HB22/07/021A.) West elevation contains replacement uPVC door; first floor is blank. Set parallel to the Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, the coastguard cottages are accessed from the east with parking to north and south. Bound by roughcast rendered wall with saddleback coping. Roof covering: Natural slate. Walling: Roughcast render. Windows: Windows are 6/6 replacement uPVC casements (mimicking 6/6 timber sliding sashes) with painted masonry cills. Rainwater goods: Few cast-iron downpipes remaining; also square profile replacement uPVC.