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Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — High Hill Street

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Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — High Hill Street
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College complex, dated 1888, including (east): Attached six-bay two-storey over basement flat-roofed college on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Flat roof not visible behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting thumbnail beaded cornice below lichen-spotted monolithic parapet. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one (east) or two-over-two (west) timber sash windows centred on six-over-six timber sash windows; (west): Attached five-bay two-storey flat-roofed college on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (four-bay deep) two-storey central return (west). Now disused. Flat roof not visible behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting thumbnail beaded "Cavetto" cornice below parapet having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed coping. Square-headed window openings (south) with concrete sills, and moulded surrounds with open bed pedimented hood mouldings framing timber casement windows. Pointed segmental-headed door opening (north) with platform of two cut-granite steps, flush surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing glazed timber panelled double doors. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception.

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