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Presentation Convent

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Presentation Convent
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Limestone entrance gates to Presentation Convent and pedestrian gate to church grounds, erected c. 1860. Comprises vehicular entrance flanked by pedestrian entrances. Square-profile ashlar piers to vehicular entrance with caps, string courses, plinths, rebates for gates, and double-leaf decorative metal gates with cross finial and having wrought-iron arch with name spanning pier caps. Pedestrian entrances having castellated parapets, square-headed door openings with block-and-start surrounds and limestone thresholds. Decorative metal gate to south entrance. Bronze plaque detail to south pier.
This fine Gothic Revival entrance to the church and convent is one of a pair, situated at either side of the graveyard. The entrance exhibits fine craftsmanship and is representative of the imaginative novelty and detailing of the mid-nineteenth century.

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