Presentation Convent — Convent Hill

Attached five-bay gable-fronted building attached to former convent, built c. 1880, having three-bay gable, single-bay two-storey lean-to extension to west elevation and single-bay single-storey extension to east elevation. Later used as nursing home, now disused. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, carved limestone cross finial to gable apexes and limestone copings to gables. Lined-and-ruled painted rendered walls with quatrefoil recessed panels to east and west gables and cast-iron fire escape to east gable. Pointed arch window openings to first floor of north and south elevations, and square-headed window openings to ground floor, having twelve-over-twelve pane timber sliding sash windows, all having painted sills. Pointed arch window openings to west gable, first floor having fixed mullioned timber window with traceried tops to four-over-ten pane lights, flanked by eight-over-twelve pane timber sliding sash windows with traceried tops, all having painted sills, and ground floor having square-headed window opening flanked by pointed arch openings, all having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with painted sills, pointed windows having traceried top lifts. Tudor-arch window openings to first floor of east gable, having sixteen-over-sixteen pane timber sliding sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed window openings to two-storey link part, having replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening to east gable, having half-glazed timber battened door. Heating pipes to interior ceiling, encased in timber panelling and having some corbelling. Timber panelled shutters to internal window surrounds.