Manse, 15 Manse Hill Road, Newry, Co Down, BT34 1ND

Two storey/ three bay mid 19thC Presbyterian Manse on W side of the Manse Hill Road. Hipped natural slate roof is ‘U’ planned and S facing. Overhanging eaves supporting half-round metal rainwater goods. Walls are cement dashed. Front elevation faces S. Three dressed granite steps rise to a painted and rendered segmental headed recess which contains a four-panelled door, which is bolection moulded, and has a beaded muntin. Segmental headed fanlight. Each remaining bay on façade has a single 2/2 (horizontally divided) sliding sash window with painted stone cills. Those to first floor are diminished in height. The right (E) elevation is two bays wide with a window to each bay of each floor. The rear (N) elevation has a wall-head chimney at right and is abutted by a two-storey return at left. The return has a hipped natural slate roof (its ridge meets the eaves of the main house). It has a modern window on its rear (N) wall at ground floor and a modern door on its right (W) cheek. Its left (E) cheek is blank. The remainder of the rear elevation of the main house is as follows: there is a modern window opening to ground floor centre, above it, between ground and first floor is a large multi-glazed sliding sash window with spoke-head. On right bay, to left of centre, each floor has a small modern casement window. The left (W) elevation has a canted bay window at ground floor right. It has a shallow natural slate roof and a large window on each cheek. The remaining bays on this elevation each have a window (as the others). Setting Front driveway has a gate screen to road. Pair of iron gates with cast iron spearheads and matching screen. Driveway runs down right side of house to a small domestic yard at rear. Mature garden to front and left of house. Yard is enclosed to N by a two -storey outbuilding.