115 Glenarm Road, Larne, Co. Antrim, BT40 1EE

A relatively small formal one and a half-storey gable-ended detached house built in 1902–03, set on a steeply sloping site overlooking the coastline on the northern side of Larne. The property was originally built as a summer residence for local businessman William Bailie. Later additions include canted bays to each end and a conservatory to the rear dating from around 1980.

The building is rectangular in plan with a two-storey return positioned to the north side of the rear. The symmetrical eastern front façade faces the sea. At the centre of the east façade is a lean-to timber conservatory or sunroom which covers the front entrance. The entrance itself comprises paired timber panelled glazed doors with plain margins and plain overlight, set within a flat-headed opening surmounted by a squared drip moulding. To either side is a flat-headed window opening, each likewise surmounted by a squared drip moulding. The windows throughout are painted timber sash frames with 4/4 configuration and margin panes.

To the ground floor of the south gable is a canted single-storey bay with a lead-clad mansard roof and windows to each face, with sash frames similar but not identical to those of the front. Above the bay is a paired arrangement of window openings.

To the left side of the west rear façade of the main block is a 2/2 sash window with margin panes; to the right side is a circa 1980s timber conservatory or greenhouse which obscures a panelled and glazed doorway.

The north façade comprises the gable of the main house and the side of the two-storey return. The north side of the return has a doorway at ground floor level (now the main entrance) with two windows to the right and one to the first floor. All windows are of differing size with variations of sash frames, including plain tripartite to the first floor and 6/3 and 1/1 configurations to the ground floor. The southern face of the return contains various flat-headed window openings; those at ground floor have replacement modern frames with top openers, whilst the first floor has a larger window with a tripartite sash frame. The west gabled side of the return has no openings.

Walls are finished mainly with ruled and lined cement render; the west side of the return is dry dashed. The pitched roof is covered with natural slate with red fireclay ridge tiles; eaves overhang with exposed rafter tails and verges overhang with plain timber bargeboards. A relatively large centrally located dormer to the front has a segmental roof and is glazed on all sides. A smaller dormer to the rear appears to date from circa 1980, and a small Velux window is positioned to the south side of the return roof. Rainwater goods are uPVC. Chimneystacks to all gables are rendered with profiled caps and various clay pots.

The coastal path descends steeply from the main road and the upper section serves as the driveway to the house. The garden falls away from the front house platform towards the coastal path; to the rear, the hillside is informally planted with various pathways and steps. A raised parking area opens off the main road above, supported on a battered stone retaining wall, and includes a timber garage. To the east and slightly below the house stands a 'twin burner' limekiln. The property is surrounded by a mature, well-maintained garden.