Former gardener's house Tandragee Road Lissummon Co.Armagh BT35 6LW

Single storey, three bay former gardener’s house with single storey rear return, built c1875, located on the W side of Tandragee Road 3 miles S of Poyntzpass, Co Armagh. To SE of St Mary’s Church of Ireland (HB16/21/060). Hipped natural slate roof (replacement) with decorative fish-scale slates to front slope (NE) and side (SE). Red brick chimney to centre (now collapsed). Pitched roof to rear return. Exposed rafter ends to projecting eaves. Front Elevation (NE) Three bay symmetrical façade with projecting gabled porch to centre, window opening either side. 3/3 timber sliding sash windows (some glazing missing), behind corrugated iron sheeting. Hood moulds to front window openings, brick exposed beneath painted render. Porch is cement render, door opening to centre, no door extant. Fish scale slates to porch roof. Tall cement-rendered plinth below cill level. Side elevation (NW) Single window opening to centre of front block, remnants of a timber sliding sash window extant. No hood mould. Tall cement-rendered plinth below cill level. Façade of rear return has a single window opening with remnants of a metal framed window. Rear elevation (SW) Main block is abutted by single storey return to left side, door opening with timber sheeted door. Right side obscured by vegetation at time of survey. Side elevation (SE) Appears to be blind façade, largely obscured by vegetation at time of survey. Setting Located off a wide layby on main Tandragee Road, to SE of St Mary’s Church of Ireland (HB16/21/060) with field inbetween. Former vernacular dwelling and outbuildings to immediate West. Materials: Windows – remnants of timber sliding sash Walls – rubblestone with painted lime render over & cement render in places Roof – replacement natural slate RWGs – none