The Drapers Arms, 2/4 High Street, Moneymore, Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, BT45 7PD

A 4 bay wide, projecting porch, 2 storey building with a bay extending over a gateway, basement, slated and gabled back return. The elevation to High Street is 4 bays wide echoing the centre 4 bays of No. 8 High Street with complimentary projecting porch (see HB09/06/008B) which has 2 Tuscan style columns on a landing, with respond plain pilasters supporting an entablature with cornice. Steps ascend to the landing so that the columns rest on low side walls. To the S side 2, 12 pane double hung sliding sash windows. To the N side a small shopfront comprising a 6 pane display window with plastered and painted panel under cill, 4 panelled entrance door, upper 2 glazed, plain fanlight and painted nameless fascia over with cornice. Simple narrow pilasters frame shopfront. At 1st floor a plain stringcourse just below cills and above 4, 12 pane double hung sliding sash windows centred over openings below. Between the windows square moulded advertising panels with painted symbols. Wall smooth rendered and painted in a strong colour, stepped plinth, ½ round metal gutter, natural slated roof, 2 chimney stacks, one of which is placed on the gable off centre. Between the public house and No. 6 a gateway leading to former market yard and stables and stalls behind and over a 1st floor, slightly set back with single 12 panedouble hung sliding sash window. The exposed S wall to Stonard Street 3 windows off-centre and vertical over other. 1st and 2nd floor windows double hung sliding sash basement window, small rectangle. Wall smooth rendered, unpainted. Back return to Stondard Street continues as 3 storey because of fall in ground with an irregular arrangement of windows with wall smooth rendered, unpainted. Slated roof. The rear of main block of public house is part obscured by return fronting Stonard Street. 3 bays exposed with 12 pane double hung sliding sash windows, 2 to ground floor, 3 to 1st floor and a back door exiting to a flight of external steps, above which are steel external fire escape stairs with windows converted to doors giving access to them. Walls smooth rendered and unpainted. The rear wall over gateway is setback. Basement under ground floor. The former market yard is enclosed by back return, lean-to sheds and stores on other 2 sides. The ground fills quickly to lower yard also enclosed by stores with access gateway to Stonard Street. Part of the extended back return is a dwelling house of the outgoing owner of the Drapers Arm. The Drapers Arm forms part of the architectural composition of the terrace comprising it, the old market house and the doctor’s residence and dispensary. The building line is maintained and forms a fine terrace to High Street.