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Convent of Mercy — North Street

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Convent of Mercy — North Street
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Attached eleven-bay two-storey U-plan Roman Catholic convent, built c.1850, having three-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront and incorporating fabric of earlier church. Single-storey lean-to extension (south-west). Now undergoing refurbishment. Hipped and pitched slate roofs with rendered and red brick (rear) chimneystacks, decorative clay chimneypots, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Cupola with finial and urn acroteria to breakfront pediment. Rubble stone walls with pilasters to breakfront. Rendered walls to south-east and south-west elevations of north-west wing. Plaque to pediment gabled breakfront. Square-headed openings having six-over-six timber sliding sash windows with stone and concrete sills. Square-headed opening with lead fixed pane stained glass window to central breakfront bay. Round-headed opening to rear (south-west) central bay having rendered reveals and margined nine-over-nine timber sliding sash window with margined spoked fanlight. Round-headed door opening (north-east) with timber panelled door, spoked fanlight, timber glazed sidelights and raised rendered reveals. Square-headed door openings to rear and side elevations having timber panelled and uPVC doors with overlights. Round-headed opening to rear of south-east wing having timber double-leaf French windows.

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