Lifford Youth Reach — The Diamond

Detached three-bay two-storey former Church of Ireland rectory on complex irregular-plan, built c. 1910, having single-storey flat-roofed canted bay to the west end of the south-east elevation, single-storey flat-roofed canted bay wrapping around corner to the south end of the east elevation, and with two-bay stepped projection to the north end of the east elevation having gable-fronted bay to the north with single-storey flat-roofed box bay window. Later in use as a hostel and now in use as community centre. Pitched and hipped natural slate roof with terracotta block ridge tiles, exposed rafter ends, and with four red brick chimneystacks having stepped red brick and clay-ware pots over. Flat roofs to canted bays. Red brick walls (Flemish bond) with painted timber sheeted cladding to south-east gable and roughcast render to north-west elevation. Segmental-headed window openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and timber casement windows, some with decorative leaded upper lights with coloured glass. Concrete lintel over canted bay window to the south-east corner. Central three-centred arched door opening to the east elevation having replacement double-leaf timber panelled doors, pointed-arched sidelights with leaded glass, overlight with radial glazing, and with brick hoodmoulding over with ceramic keystone. Glazed inner doors having leaded panels. Timber panelled doors with architraves to interior, turned timber stair balusters, plaster cornices, carved timber fireplace surrounds. Bounded on road-frontage to the south and east by red brick boundary wall with red brick piers (on square-plan) having wrought-iron railings over. Gateway to the east having a pair of red brick gate piers (on square plan) having wrought-iron gate. Located to the south-east side of the Diamond to the centre of Lifford.