Saint Joseph's Convent — Spa Well Road

Attached four-bay double-height over basement Catholic chapel, built 1874-5, on a rectangular plan opening into single-bay full-height apse (south) on a semi-circular plan; single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (north) front. Closed, 1993. Renovated, 1996, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof opening into half-conical artificial slate roof (south); replacement pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof (porch), ridge tiles, lichen-covered cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on cement rendered base with cut-granite flush quoins to corners centred on gabled stepped buttresses having roll moulded cut-granite coping. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Octafoil "Rose Window" to entrance (north) front, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Outline of pointed-arch door opening (porch) with cement rendered infill. Trefoil-headed lancet window openings ("cheeks"), cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing fixed-pane fittings. Interior remodelled, 1996, retaining stained glass "Rose Window" (south), stained glass windows (----), and exposed pointed-arch braced collared timber roof construction on cut-granite corbels with wind braced perforated diagonal timber boarded ceiling on moulded plasterwork cornice. Set in relandscaped grounds.