36-38 Ballywalter Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Two storey gabled block consisting of two houses, on the W side of the Ballywalter Road on the very S edge of Millisle.

Front E facade has central single storey (seemingly) flat roofed porch. On the S side of the porch is the entrance to No.38, with PVC door and plain fanlight set in doorway with segmental arch.

The N facade contains the entrance to No.40 and is much as previous except with a timber panelled door and label moulding over.

Two windows to the front (E) facade of porch (one to each property) both with segmental arch heads. Both windows rest on a cill course which continues along the whole front facade of the building. The porch window of No.38 has a PVC frame, with a modern timber frame to No.36. The porch has a coping, which continues as a first floor cill course, and a cornice-like course (below the cornice/cill course) which continues along gables as well as front. To the left of the porch are two (almost twinned) windows with PVC frames, set in openings as before and with liked label moulding. Two windows to the first floor as before but without label moulding. The rest of the front facade (i.e. that of No.36) is a mirror image of No.38, but with modern timber frames to windows.

S gable has a window to the left on the ground and first floors, much as front No.38.

N gable has a window to the right on ground and first floor, as front No.36, but with PVC frames.

Both houses share a large central gabled return. The N side of the return (No.36) has two PVC windows to the left on the first floor, and a small modern flat roofed extension to the ground floor. No.38 had a large single storey extension, with PVC windows and door, attached to it’s half of the return. No.36’s half of the rear of the return has a first floor sash window and a large PVC kitchen window to the ground floor. No.38’s half of the rear is now blank.

The entire facade of No.36 is finished in plain render and painted. Eaves course and chamfered plinth. No.38’s facade is now mainly finished in rough cast, with much of the label moulding removed in the process.

The main roof is pitched with Bangor blue slates and clay ‘saw tooth’ ridge tiles. Slight overhang at verge. Rendered chimney stack to each main gable and to roof of return (which also has Bangor blue slates). Mixture of cast iron and PVC rw goods to both houses.

Historical information

Like their immediate neighbours, these houses probably date from c.1900. No.38 has been extended in recent times.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Two storey gabled block, consisting of two houses, probably dating from c.1900. No.38 has witnessed significant alteration in recent times both internally and externally.