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Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy — Kilkenny Road

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Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy — Kilkenny Road
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Detached seven-bay double-height national school, built 1889-90, on a H-shaped plan with three-bay double-height projecting flanking wings having seven-bay double-height side elevations (accommodating three-bay double-height return wings to south) with single-bay double-height gabled central bays. Refenestrated with some openings remodelled. Pitched slate roofs on a H-shaped plan (gabled to central bays to side elevations) with terracotta ridge tiles having wrought iron cross finials to apexes, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves. Unpainted roughcast walls with inscribed cut-limestone plaque. Pointed-arch window openings (some remodelled forming door openings) with cut-limestone sills, cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and replacement uPVC casement windows having tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors to remodelled openings with overlights. Square-headed door openings with cut-limestone steps, cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Set in shared grounds perpendicular to road with side (east) elevation overlooking road.

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