Holy Faith Convent — Main Street

Detached seven-bay two-storey convent, opened 1877; dated 1878, on a H-shaped plan with two-bay (three-bay deep) full-height gabled advanced end bays. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Pitched slate roof on a H-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired limestone ashlar central chimney stacks having cut-limestone capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, cut-limestone coping to gables on cut-limestone "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone consoles retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Snecked limestone walls on cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Pointed-arch central door opening approached by two cut-granite steps with hammered limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded double doors having overlight. Pointed segmental-headed window openings (ground floor) with hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Shouldered square-headed window openings (first floor) with hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Lancet window openings (end bays) with hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Cusped lancet window openings (first floor) with hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Pointed segmental-headed window openings (side elevations) with hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled piers to perimeter having trefoil-roll moulded gabled capping supporting cast-iron double gates.