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Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy — Church Street

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Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy — Church Street
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Detached five-bay two-storey school, built c.1880, with three-bay side elevations. Pediment over centre of façade, projecting gable-fronted pedimented porch and projecting two-storey gable-ended rear return. Pitched and flat-roof extensions to rear. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge capping, corbelled parapet to gables and with cross finial to front and rear gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with continuous render label-mouldings to ground floor. Square-headed six-over-six pane timber aliding sash windows with stone sills and round-headed windows to centre of first floor of façade and to porch, with render hood-mouldings and keystones. Timber battened door with fanlight and sidelights with render hood-moulding and keystone. Date plaque to pediment. Rendered piers and plinths having wrought-iron railings and gates and gardens with sculpted crucifixion scene to site.

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