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Convent of Mercy — The Shannon

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Convent of Mercy — The Shannon
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Attached seven-bay two-storey convent with dormer attic, opened 1858, on an E-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height gabled projecting breakfront with two-bay two-storey gabled advanced end bays. Renovated, ----. Pitched slate roof on an E-shaped plan including flat roofs to window openings to dormer attic centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables including cut-granite coping to gable (breakfront) with cut-granite gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Paired lancet window openings (breakfront) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings. Shallow triangular-headed opposing door openings to "cheeks" with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed aluminium doors. Shallow triangular-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with rear (east) elevation fronting on to road.

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