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Saint Mary's Convent — Chapel Hill

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Saint Mary's Convent — Chapel Hill
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Detached six-bay two-storey convent, built c.1880, having flat-roofed extension to side (west). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, wrought-iron ridge cresting, lantern vents and rainwater goods. Copper clad gable copings having tooled limestone impost blocks. Rendered walls throughout. Pointed arch window openings with tooled limestone sills throughout, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch door openings with moulded render hood moulding to side (east) elevation, having timber panelled door with margined overlight opening to flight of render steps with wrought-iron railings. Square-headed door opening to extension having timber panelled door and overlight. Located within complex of convent buildings.

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