The Deanery — Cathedral Square

Detached five-bay three-storey over part-raised basement deanery, c.1725, on an L-shaped plan on a corner site incorporating fabric of medieval undercroft, c.1468, to basement with three-bay three-storey return to north-east. Extended, c.1875, comprising two-bay two-storey projecting lower end bay to south-west. Extensively renovated, c.2000, to accommodate use as offices. Pitched slate roofs (behind parapet to main block) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered strips to corners, rendered frieze having moulded rendered cornice over, and cut-stone coping to parapet. Square-headed window openings with stone sills. Replacement 6/6 timber sash windows, c.2000. Round-headed door opening approached by flight of seven cut-limestone steps with replacement timber panelled door, c.2000, and fanlight. Square-headed door opening to basement to side (north) elevation with cut-stone surround having hood moulding over, and replacement timber panelled door, c.2000. Road fronted on a corner site with concrete brick cobbled square to front, and enclosed grounds to rear (east) incorporating medieval fabric, c.1468.