Convent of Saint John of God — Newtown Road

Detached seven-bay three-storey convent, built 1875-81, on a H-shaped plan with single-bay (six-bay deep) full-height gabled projecting end bays centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Refenestrated, 2004-5. Pitched slate roof on a H-shaped plan; pitched (gabled) slate roof on a cruciform plan (porch), roll moulded clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to gables on rendered kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, trefoil-detailed decorative timber bargeboards to gables (porch) with wrought iron Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls to front (south) elevation on rendered chamfered plinth; tuck pointed coursed or snecked "Old Red Sandstone" walls (remainder) on rendered chamfered plinth with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Paired triangular-headed window openings (porch) with cut-granite sill, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Triangular-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with step thresholds, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing timber panelled doors having overlights. Triangular-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Paired triangular-headed window openings (end bays) with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): vaulted vestibule retaining encaustic tiled floor; square-headed door opening into hall with overlight; hall retaining herring bone-pattern timber parquet floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; corridor retaining herring bone-pattern timber parquet floor, and carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with glazed timber panelled opposing doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlights; waiting rooms retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, and moulded plasterwork cornices to ceilings; drawing room (west) retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, camber-headed niches centred on Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (east) retaining carved timber surrounds window openings framing timber panelled shutters, camber-headed niches centred on Classical-style chimneypiece and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; staircase hall (north-west) retaining tessellated tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in timber newels, carved timber surrounds to window openings to half-landings framing timber panelled shutters, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors; staircase hall (north-east) retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, diagonal timber boarded staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banisters terminating in ball finial-topped turned timber newels, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors; and (upper floors): carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.