Saint Anne's Convent — Thomas Street

Detached seven-bay two-storey convent, dated 1850, with projecting gabled north bay to east (front) and west (rear) elevations and three-bay two-storey hipped-roofed block to north. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone copings, brackets and cross finial to gabled bay. Rendered chimneystacks. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods to north block. Rendered walls, lined-and-ruled to north block, with cut limestone quoins to gabled bay. Lancet recess to gabled bay with dressed chamfered limestone block-and-start surround. Render quoins to north block. Square-headed window openings with replacement uPVC windows throughout. Those to gabled bay, front elevation with dressed chamfered block-and-start surrounds. Elliptical-headed door opening to north block with timber panelled door flanked by rendered engaged columns with Ionic style capitals, decorative frieze and cornice and plain fanlight. Render label moulding above. Cut limestone step. Rendered boundary wall with cut limestone copings surmounted by cast-iron railings. Cut rusticated limestone square-profile piers to pedestrian entrance with carved caps and cast-iron gate. Rubble stone boundary wall to west (rear) with pointed arch opening set in slight projection surmounted by carved limestone cross finial with raised lettering and date. Timber battened door to opening with cut limestone voussoirs and surround.