The Presbytery — Newtown

Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, built 1886; extant 1895, on a rectangular plan with two-bay two-storey side elevations. Reroofed. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping, and square profile rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves on decorative consoles. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting panelled frieze on red or yellow brick header bond stringcourse. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of three cut-limestone steps, rendered surround having chamfered reveals framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and moulded surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central vestibule; door opening into entrance hall with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from line of street in relandscaped grounds on a corner site.