Craigs House, 1 DEERPARK ROAD, BELLAGHY, Magherafelt, CO.LONDONDERRY

CRAIGS HOUSE Detached three-bay, three storey dwelling having single-story porch to east, located on sloped, corner lawn, with dual frontage facing east to Deerpark Road, Bellaghy and west to courtyard. The house is located to the north-east of the Bellaghy Bawn site, and to the left of the main entrance gates. Principle symmetrical elevation faces east and comprises pitched natural slate roof with diminishing courses, black clay ridge tiles. Two cement rendered chimneys with stone capping and lead flashing at opposing gable end. Half-round cast-iron gutter and brackets. Gable-fronted entrance porch having exposed rafters, painted timber bargeboard and roll-top red clay ridge, ogee-moulded gutter and circular down-pipe. White painted harled and roughcast rendered walls, raised eaves course. Cross pattress wall ties to second floor. Segment-headed window openings having painted stone sills. having six-paned single-glazed timber casement windows to second floor and six over six single-glazed timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Square-headed window opening to ground floor having segment-headed six over six single-glazed timber sliding sash windows to ground floor. Edwardian-styled single-glazed timber entrance door with coloured panes, flanked by fixed sidelights to porch, approached by six concrete steps leading from front garden path (east) leading to cast iron gate between rubble stone walls at street level. Square-headed window openings to north and south elevations of entrance porch having six over six single-glazed timber sliding sash windows. Rear elevation to east is asymmetrical three-bay having two timber single glazed sliding sash (six over six panes), two timber casement windows and an original timber boarded door with fanlight. No openings to second floor. The door is accessed via stone steps that descend from upper ground level in the courtyard behind the house. Cross pattress wall ties to second floor. Side elevation to south is blank abutted by single storey rendered wall with blanked door opening. Single cast iron down pipe. Side Elevation to north has two irregularly sized windows, both timber and single glazed, sliding sash. Original, single glazed and panelled door at ground level. Materials Roof: Pitched roof - natural Welsh slate with diminishing courses, black clay ridge tiles. Two cement rendered chimneys with stone capping and lead flashing at opposing gable ends. Windows: Variety of original & later additions of timber, sliding sash, single-glazed, putty fronted, with black painted stone cills and painted black window surrounds. Timber single glazed casement windows with top opening sections. Walls: Painted roughcast render RWGs: Cast iron, Including all bracketry. Boundary walls: Rubblestone with cement caps to eastern side and cast-iron railings on cement base (original) to western elevation. Gates: Original wrought iron pedestrian gate on eastern side. Original wrought iron gates to gate screen on south side.