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presbytery/parochial/curate's house

presbytery/parochial/curate's house
presbytery/parochial/curate's house
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Detached three-bay two-storey presytery, built c. 1880. Comprising shallow pedimented breakfront with porch to front (west) elevation, bay window to north elevation and two-bay single-storey lean-to to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and overhanging eaves with timber brackets. Rendered walls having render stringcourse, plinth course and surround with cross motif to pediment. Fluted Doric style pilasters to porch supporting entablature and parapet. Camber-headed openings having render surrounds, limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Paired round-headed openings to porch with shared limestone sill, render hoodmoulding, surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed opening having render hoodmoulding, flanking fluted pilasters and glazed overlight over replacement uPVC door with limestone threshold. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding to east having pitched slate roof. Rendered walls. Square-headed opening to first floor with fixed windows and limestone sills. Square-headed openings to ground floor having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Round-headed carriage arch with double-leaf timber battened doors. Rubble stone boundary walls to site.
The form of this presbytery is typical of nineteenth-century domestic architecture. It is distinguished further by the pedimented breakfront and ornate porch, which adds artistic interest to the façade. Features such as the slate roof and limestone sills help to conserve the original appearance and character of the site.

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