6 Circular Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, BT45 7PY

6 Circular Road is a semi-detached house built in 1832 by the Drapers Company in Moneymore, County Londonderry. It was erected as part of an ambitious programme to improve the appearance of the village and provide better-quality housing, and stands as a fine example of early village planning alongside its neighbour at No. 4 Circular Road and another similar pair beyond the Second Presbyterian Church.

The house was designed by William John Booth and built by D Magee for £775, with construction beginning in 1830 and completing in 1832. The minister of the Seceding Presbyterian Church next door occupied it upon completion. Booth considered progress slow, similar to the contemporary construction of the new parish church, which was being erected by a Belfast builder at the same time.

The building is three bays wide and two storeys tall with a back return, constructed entirely of ashlar sandstone in a classical style with severe but impressive design. It faces west with a projecting entrance porch set within a pedimented gable. Four steps lead to the recessed double-arched panel door, which is framed and surrounded by ashlar sandstone walls. The porch flanking walls feature a solid parapet and stringcourse moulding that returns to the back return. A cast iron downpipe drains rainwater from a trunkhead.

Above the porch, centred on the gable, is a 9-pane double hung sliding sash window at first floor level. Directly above, within the pediment, sits a semi-circular headed 13-pane double hung sliding sash window. The pediment is moulded with a broken bottom member, constructed in timber with a generous overhang that continues round the front and rear of the main block, forming plain soffits. The gable, including its tympanum, is built entirely of fine ashlar sandstone.

The front façade comprises two bays, each with tall vertical windows divided horizontally into three panes; the centre window opens. Above these are smaller windows of two panes with horizontal division and top-hung upper panes. Two small vertical 9-pane double hung sliding sash windows flank the porch. An ogee metal gutter returns along the bottom of the pediment and drains onto the porch roof.

The back return differs from No. 4 Circular Road by being set back in line with the main block gable, probably representing the original type. A tall chimney stack rises from its side wall. A galvanised water tank is supported above the porch roof and to its rear. The roof is natural slate with a single chimney stack shared with No. 4 Circular Road.

The house has been little altered over the years except for replacement windows on the front façade. The building is set well back from Circular Road with an avenue approach; the metal gates and posts may be original.