4 The Almshouses, Seaforde, Naghan, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 8NX

Small, single storey house with gabled porch, one of a picturesque terrace of 1828 (possibly by Peter F. Robinson), originally containing six almshouses and a small court house. The whole terrace was acquired by Hearth and the National Trust and restored in the late 1977-80. In the process each pair of almshouses were amalgamated to form a larger property, and the court house was split into two separate dwellings (of which this is one). The terrace is idyllically set to the E side of Newcastle Road, at the centre of the small village of Seaforde. To the (W) front there is a large lawn, enclosed by a low rubble wall. The front façade faces W and is symmetrical. To the centre is a relatively large gabled porch with slated roof and exposed rafter ends. To the S face of the porch is a timber sheeted door. To the front (gabled) face of the porch there is a relatively large window with mullioned and transomed window, with three smaller upper lights of which have lattice panes with four vertically arranged panes to the three (much larger) lower lights. This window has a granite (label moulding-like) hood above. To the N face of the return there is a window, similar in style to gable only narrower. To the left and to the right of the porch (to main façade is a window, as porch. The front façade is rendered and painted and has a granite base. Roughly to the centre of the rear elevation is a relatively large single storey return, which has a roof as rest of building but is finished with a slightly contrived looking rough cast render, with a smooth render recessed base. To the to the S face of the return is a timber sheeted door with four pane fanlight, to the right of which are two sash windows with Georgian panes (8/8). To the gable is a window, similar in size to front but with three tall lights with Georgian panes. ‘Hood’ over window , similar in style to front. There is a sash window, (as S face of return), to the main rear façade, each side of the return. The main roof is hipped, with it and the roofs to the return and porch slated. The main roof has exposed rafter ends also. Two large six-sided granite chimneys with coping, to N and S (shared). Metal rw goods. Paved yard to rear.