Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy — Kilkenny Road

Detached ten-bay three-storey convent, opened 1881, on a U-shaped plan possibly over basement incorporating fabric of earlier house, pre-1872, comprising six-bay three-storey central block with single-bay two-storey gabled projecting central entrance bay, and two-bay three-storey advanced flanking end bays having three-bay three-storey side elevations. Refenestrated. Hipped slate roofs on a U-shaped plan (gabled to entrance bay) with clay ridge tiles, rendered and yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, cut-limestone chamfered coping to gable having cross finial to apex, rooflight, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers to ends, pointed-arch recess to first floor entrance bay having cut-limestone sill on consoles, moulded surround framing carved statuary, and quatrefoil panel over having raised lettering in moulded frame. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, rendered bas-relief surrounds to main block having moulded reveals, hood mouldings over to ground and to first floors, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Camber-headed door opening to entrance bay (one door opening now blocked-up with unpainted render over) with cut-limestone step, rendered bas-relief surround having moulded reveals, and timber panelled door having overlight. Set back from road in own grounds.(ii) Detached six-bay three-storey block, c.1925, to west. Refenestrated. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings (in almost-paired arrangement) with cut-limestone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows.