33 Greencastle Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Two and a half storey/three bay, early 20th century Queen Anne revival style house, south east facing in mature gardens on south side of Greencastle Road. A large two stage return at rear right is an integral part of the composition of the left gable when viewed from the south west.

Pitched natural slate roof with swept overhanging eaves, sheeted soffit, and terracotta ridges and finials. Three decorative red brick chimneys. One to left side of front pitch sits at right angles to façade and has four decorative flues. Second, on right end of ridge, runs parallel with facade. The third chimney is on the right pitch of the first stage of the rear return. There is one modern roof light at the rear right of main roof. Front pitch of main block has a horizontal central dormer with a shallow segmental eared head and three side hung casement windows. The left and right bays of façade advance under hipped roofs that tie into main roof and sweep out around side gables.

Front elevation is three bays wide with left and right bays advanced. Advancing between the two, on central bay, is an open veranda with a balcony roof. All window openings have shallow segmental brick heads and granite cills unless otherwise stated

Front door is six panelled painted timber on right side of central bay: there is a three paned casement window (each with nine paned transom) to left. Three granite steps run the width of the veranda, with terracotta chequerboard tiled floor. The veranda walls are red brick as facade and the ceiling soffit is t+g sheeted. Its roof is supported on six stop end chamfered timber posts resting on chamfered granite plinths. The veranda roof forms a first floor balcony with modern wrought metal balustrade supporting a plain timber handrail.

At first floor centre (leading onto balcony) is a four panelled partially glazed timber door, a nine paned transom.

Left and right bays are identical. With a single window openings on each floor. Each contains a three side hung casements with a nine paned transom over each. Each of the lower casements has been replaced with plastic (as have rest at ground floor).

Left elevation wall is as façade with rear return abutting to left. It has two windows to ground floor, that to left consists of two casements, each with transoms as those to façade. To right is a canted bay with a shallow hipped leaded roof and brick base. It has two front casements and single side ones. Those to front have nine paned transoms and those to sides each have a two twelve paned transoms. Two first floor windows are in line with those in below. Both are two pane casements nine paned transoms over each. Attic window to centre of gable has three casements.

Right elevation is two bays wide. Left bay has a bay window to ground floor. It has a shallow hipped lead roof and red brick base. There are four single casements to front each with nine paned transom. Each cheek contains a single casement with a twelve paned transom over. To immediate right of the bay window is a small eight paned fixed window with segmental head and timber cill. At right bay of ground floor is a two pane casement window with two nine pane transoms above, there is an identical window above to first floor. To centre of attic gable is a segmental headed opening containing three casements.

Rear elevation is abutted to right half by the two-stage return. The remaining wall to left has a single tall 1/1 paned half landing window with two nine pane transoms above.

Return has a hipped roof with ridge same height as that to main roof. All return roof details same as main roof. Rainwater goods are concealed within the overhanging soffit with cast iron painted down pipes. There is a modern skylight on the left pitch of the first stage roof.

Its right cheek (flush with left elevation of main block) has a single window at ground floor consisting of three casements, each with a nine paned transom above. Its left cheek (facing yard) has four windows. Single ground floor window is left of centre and is a two paned casement with a twelve paned transom over. To half landing level, at left is a similar window. To first floor centre is a small single paned casement window with a slightly larger pair of casements window to its right. End wall of return is blank and abutted at ground floor by the single storey stage.

It has a hipped natural slate roof (as main block). Its right cheek has three casements with no transoms set in a single opening. Its end wall has a single modern top-hung transom. Its left cheek is enclosed by a yard wall, which has a modern lean-to corrugated plastic roof over.

Historical information

Not shown on the 1901 OS map. Cited as ‘Hill Crest’ on the 1919 edition, indicating an earlier 20th century construction. Occupant states that this property was a billet for American Officers during the Second World War.

Sources:
1. PRONI - OS 6/3/55/3 (1901 map Co Down sheet 55).
2. PRONI - OS 6/3/55/4 (1919 map Co Down sheet 55).
3. Owner.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A large attractive house with some good internal details and a mature garden setting.