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Attached four-bay three-storey convent, dated 1881, designed by architect George Ashlin. L-plan, projecting gable-fronted bay to south-west, attached to Roman Catholic church to east by single-storey corridor. Hipped slate roof, clay ridge tiles, cast-iron finial to east, tooled limestone verge coping to gable, carved cross finial, shouldered snecked rock-faced limestone chimneystacks, chamfered caps, profiled cast-iron gutters resting on corbels, circular cast-iron downpipes and hoppers. Snecked rock-faced limestone walling, ashlar courses to ground, first and second floor sill levels and window head of third floor projecting gable. Four-centred arched window openings to ground floor, tripartite four-centred arched openings to gable; square-headed window openings to first and second floors, ashlar limestone surrounds, chamfered soffits and reveals, carved cross depicted in keystone, stone sills; carved tympanum with date '1881' and hood moulding to second floor gable; yellow brick segmental-headed window openings to west elevation, brick surrounds, stone sills; painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows to all openings. Four-centred arched door opening, ashlar limestone surround, chamfered reveals and moulded soffit, hood-moulding, painted timber door with six flat-panels, plain glazed overlight, wrought-iron boot scraper. Set back from road, front site to south bounded by ashlar limestone plinth wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings, octagonal ashlar limestone gate piers surmounted by decorative carved capping stones and wrought-iron gates.
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