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Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's) — Saint Mary's Lane

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Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's) — Saint Mary's Lane
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Semi-detached three-bay three-storey almshouse, built 1820, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height pedimented breakfront; three-bay three-storey rear (north) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Now disused. One of a pair. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered broken coursed rubble limestone walls originally lime rendered with cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening in full-height round-headed recess approached by flight of five cut-limestone steps, limestone ashlar voussoirs framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-limestone sill, and cut-limestone voussoirs framing timber casement window. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone voussoirs framing timber casement windows. Elliptical-headed central door opening to rear (north) elevation with limestone flagged threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone voussoirs framing timber casement windows including timber casement windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars (top floor). Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining staircase on a dog leg plan with timber balusters supporting timber banister. Set in unkempt grounds shared with Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's).

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