59 Main Street, Forkhill, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 9SQ

A two-storey, three-bay house with shop, aligned N-S on the W side of Main St. Pitched natural slate roof with a two-stage brick chimney to each gable. Half-round plastic rainwater goods. Walls are coursed squared granite rubble laid irregularly with strap pointing. All windows are uPVC top-hung 1/1 casements with granite cills (unless otherwise stated). Those to façade are set in large smooth rendered and painted stepped architraves. Principal elevation faces E. Left bay has a window with a decorative cast-iron cill grille at ground floor. To its right is a modern timber door with glazed side half panels and transom (all modern and with obscured glazing) set within a semi-elliptical headed pole-moulded reveal with V-jointed stucco jambs and voussoirs. Right bay contains the shop-front and is wider. It has a pair of modern timber doors with rectangular transom over to centre. To either side is a large 1/1 fixed-pane timber window. Above, a smooth rendered and painted fascia is supported on four plainly detailed pilasters, each resting on a painted stone plinth block and flanking the openings. First floor has four equally spaced windows aligned above ground floor openings. Left and right gables are each wet-dashed and have a window set to centre at first floor level. Rear elevation is wet-dashed and is almost completely abutted at ground floor by a similarly detailed lean-to return. Exposed right-hand section of ground floor has a window. First floor has four equally spaced windows. Right cheek of rear return has a modern timber door to right and a window with brick cill to left. Remaining elevations could not be inspected.