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Presentation Convent — Cathedral Street

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Presentation Convent — Cathedral Street
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Detached fourteen-bay three-storey convent, built 1826, having chapel wing at east end and with entrance porch and incorporating three-bay extension at west end. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and belfry. Rendered walls with limestone plinth, moulded eaves course and cut limestone quoins. Square-headed one-over-one pane timber sliding sash and some replacement uPVC windows and with traceried lancet windows to chapel. Large traceried window to upper west gable of convent. Pair of carved timber doors with rose window overlight and lancet sidelights in moulded render surround and approached by limestone steps with cast iron boot scrapers. Chapel porch is gable fronted with limestone dressings, cross finial and openings with hood-mouldings. Gardens, grotto and graveyard also to site.

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