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Old Parochial House — Railway Road

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Old Parochial House — Railway Road
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Detached five-bay two-storey former convent, built c. 1875, having canted full-height projecting bay to front (north) elevation. Recent porch to west elevation, three-bay two-storey lean-to and two-bay two-storey full-height extension to rear (south) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked limestone walls having brick stringcourse. Rendered walls to canted bay with render stringcourse. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins to rear. Square-headed openings with brick block-and-start surrounds and painted stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch openings to canted bay having render surrounds, painted stone sills and stained glass one-over pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to rear extension with render surround and three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows having painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to rear lean-to with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Pointed arch opening with moulded render surround and timber panelled door. Round-profile fluted cast-iron pier to north-west having ornate caps and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Limestone boundary walls to site.

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