Convent of Mercy — The Shannon

"Mission House" complex, extant 1886, including (west): Attached nine-bay two-storey convent on a H-shaped plan with two-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bays centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor. Renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a H-shaped plan with ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Central door opening into convent. Shallow triangular headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows; shallow triangular-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation centred on round-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows centred on four-over-four timber sash window having stained glass margins; (east): Attached five-bay two-storey convent on an E-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey gabled advanced end bays centred on singe-bay two-storey gabled projecting breakfront. Renovated, ----, to accommodate alternative use. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on an E-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof (breakfront), paired rendered central chimney stacks on rendered bases having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners. Paired lancet window openings (breakfront) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement fixed-pane uPVC fittings replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. 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 (north) elevations fronting on to road.