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Saint Philomena's School — South Circular Road

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Saint Philomena's School — South Circular Road
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Detached seven-bay single-storey rendered school house, built in 1863, with a centrally-placed gable breakfront entrance bay with round-arched niche over front door, and crucifix final to apex of gable. Prolonged to south by two-bay wing. Large accretion to rear, in 1959. Pitched slate roof gabled to north and south, with pitched gabled secondary roofs to entrance bay and two-bay wing to south. Roughcast rendered walls throughout. Smooth rendered niche over front door with plaster statue, presumably of Saint Philomena. Camber-arched window openings, patent rendered reveals, limestone sills, partially exposed sash boxes, and twelve-over-twelve timber sash windows with segmental horns and historic glass. Segmental-arched front door opening with patent rendered reveals, limestone entrance platform and threshold step. Tripartite timber doorframe comprising glazed sidelights over panelled timber bases flanking glazed panelled timber door with Wellington door knocker, and tripartite overlight. Front site enclosed by squared and snecked rubble limestone plinth wall with limestone ashlar coping supporting wrought-iron railings with spearhead finials. Pedestrian gate axial to front door. Interior survives with many original joinery features intact including plank timber doors and floorboards.

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