Approval has been given for the historic family home of a famous Northern Ireland-born explorer to be converted into a 12-bedroom guesthouse with dining facilities. Avonmore House – which is known locally as Crozier House – is an iconic landmark in Banbridge town centre, and was home to Captain Francis Crozier, who disappeared on a hazardous expedition to find the North-West Passage in the 1840s. Fresh plans for the property were submitted to Ar…