Loreto Convent — Spa Well Road

Attached three-bay three-storey over basement house, built 1792, on a square plan with three-bay single-storey flat-roofed projection to ground floor centred on prostyle distyle portico; four-bay full-height rear (north) elevation. In alternative use, 1882. "Improved", 1903. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----, to accommodate continued alternative use. Flat topped hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks to axis with ridge having "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornices below capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls. Hipped segmental-headed central door behind prostyle distyle portico approached by three cut-granite steps with encaustic tiled threshold, doorcase with panelled pilasters on panelled pedestals supporting shallow cornice, and concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber door having sidelights below overlight. Round-headed window opening (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC fitting replacing eight-over-eight timber sash window having fanlight overlight. Square-headed window opening in bipartite arrangement (top floor) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing four-over-four timber sash windows. Grouped square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (ground floor) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing nine-over-six (first floor) or six-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six (ground floor), nine-over-six (first floor) or six-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule with plasterwork cornice to ceiling; segmental-headed door opening into hall with fanlight. Set back from street in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting arrow head-detailed wrought iron double gates.