- Building type: Tower House
- Date of construction: 1637
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: A
- HB/SMR Ref: HB23/05/012
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Tower House, Quay Street, Bangor
County Down
Narrow 4 storey tower house with battlements, rounded on North side. Four rectangular windows, increasing in size per storey. Sandstone ashlar dressing and quoins. Square-topped recessed door on South face. SE corner built on by later house (now tourist office)
| Stone Type Category: | Greywacke |
| Primary Stone Type: | Greywacke |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Scrabo Sandstone |
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| Replacement Stone Type: | Imported Permo-Triassic Sandstone |
| Stonework Construction: | Un-coursed rubble |
| Stonework Condition: | Primary stonework is in good condition with no significant deterioration, sandstone dressing is in relatively poor condition with granular disintegration, scaling, face loss and resultant loss of architectural detail |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 2 |
