29 Bridge Street, Rostrevor, Co. Down, BT34 3BG

Plain, formal two-storey end of terrace house and shop, built in 1897. The ‘shop’ section has been converted to a public house (now is integrated with nos.31-35 Bridge St.) SETTING Village location, on the SW side of Bridge Street in the centre of Rostrevor. GENERAL The building consists of the main front two-storey block with a pair of gabled rear returns, that to the SE (at back of what was the shop) much longer than its neighbour to the rear of the house section. Behind the shorter return is a small garden, with a tall retaining wall against the higher ground to the NW and SW. FRONT (NE) ELEVATION House entrance to right of centre with original panelled timber door and overlight. Standard ratio window to far right with 2/2 timber sash frame now with plywood insert and painted stone cill. To the left of the house entrance is the shopfront, which has been refurbished in a traditional manner. To the first floor are four evenly-spaced windows as right on ground level. Noticeably tall area of walling above upper floor windows denoting substantial attic level. The front is finished in painted lined render with plain plinth, raised ‘in-out’ quoins (right / NW end only), and a moulded eaves above a plain frieze. NW ELEVATION Gable of main block is finished as front and devoid of openings. The NW sides of the rear returns could not be observed. OTHER ELEVATIONS The other elevations could not be observed. The long SE return is abutted a ground level by a flat-roofed addition to the rear of neighbouring no.31-35 (which along with no.29 is now one property), and a taller structure to the SW end. The exposed upper level of the return is finished in cement render and has a five squarish windows of slightly varying size, all with relatively recent multi-pane timber frames. ROOF etc The gabled roof of the main block is slated with two large Velux type skylights to the front and three part rendered, part brick, chimneystacks. Metal RW goods to front.