2 Maytown Terrace, Fountain St., Bessbrook, Co.Armagh

Two-storey two-bay late-Victorian mill workers terraced dwelling, built of local stone in c.1896 to designs by an unknown architect. Rectangular plan form facing northwest with a two storey rear return, added c.2004. No. 2 Maytown Terrace forms part of a terrace comprising seven similar houses (HB16/22/018A-G) which front onto Main Street, Bessbrook, and are set back from the road by a wide tarmac public footpath. Generally random-coursed rock-faced local Newry Granodiorite walling with stepped red brick dressings to jambs, stone cills and square-headed gauged-brick door and window opes. Pitched natural slate roof with angled black clay ridge tiles. Rectangular-section red brick chimney to NE has a two terracotta clay pots; similar chimney to SW. Flush eaves with separate red and buff brick eaves courses and an alternating red and buff brick corbel course above. Generally cast iron RWGs to front and uPVC to rear; half-round guttering discharging to circular section downpipes. Principal elevation The front elevation faces NW and is flush with the rest of the terrace. It is near symmetrical having a regular fenestration pattern; two windows to FF level in line with GF openings, all windows having double hung sliding timber sash windows with horns. Panelled painted timber door, with two glazed panels to its upper half and a square-headed fanlight above, opens onto the public footpath. Modern decorative coloured glass to door and fanlight. Window to NE side of door. Northeast elevation To the NE the building is attached to No. 1 Maytown Terrace (HB16/22/018A). Southeast elevation Rear elevation faces SE into an enclosed concrete yard and consists of a two storey rear return which extends SE the full width of the yard which is now much reduced in size. Replacement yard boundary walling has a smooth cement render finish and high two-part modern galvanized metal gates leading from rear access route. Rear return has a pitched fibre cement slate roof, uPVC facia, sheeted uPVC soffit and smooth cement render finish. There is a uPVC casement window to centre at FF level and a two part sliding patio door at GF opening into rear yard. No other openings visible. Southwest To the SW the building is attached to No. 3 Maytown Terrace (HB16/22/018C). Setting Maytown Terrace is a row of seven similar mill workers dwellings (HB16/22/018A-G) situated along Main Street, Bessbrook. Rear facades are generally much altered with most of the dwellings along the terrace having lost their original stone rear yard boundary walls. Rear boundaries are defined by a local access route and an area of rough grazing to the SE. Materials: Roof: Natural slate and fibre cement RWGs: Cast iron and uPVC Walling: Newry Granodiorite Windows: Timber sash and uPVC casements