Convent of Mercy — Main Street

Detached seven-bay two-storey school, built in 1899, with multiple-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance block with recessed entrance bay having canopy to north elevation, single-bay single-storey lean-to block to south elevation. Three-bay single-storey hipped-roofed block to south elevation with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed linking block. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls with render plinth course. Carved limestone date stone to entrance block. Circular recessed panels with render surrounds to gables. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening to lean-to with fixed timber window. Segmental-headed opening flanked by square-headed openings to ground floor of gables with replacement uPVC windows and continuous concrete sill. Round-headed opening flanked by square-headed openings to first floor of gables with replacement uPVC windows, continuous concrete sill and continuous render hoodmoulding above. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber battened half-glazed double-leaf doors and render surround. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door, fixed pane sidelights and render surround. Recent concrete square-profile piers to north of site with metal double-leaf gate.