Saint Louis's Convent — Chapel Street

Detached nine-bay two-storey over part raised basement convent with dormer attic, built 1896-8; occupied 1901, on a H-shaped plan with single-bay (five-bay deep) full-height gabled projecting end bays centred on single-bay full-height gabled breakfront. "Improved", 1932, producing present composition. Vacated, 1992. Extensively renovated, 1993, to accommodate continued alternative use. Replacement pitched slate roof on a H-shaped plan including gablets to window openings to dormer attic centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with quatrefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cement rendered red brick Running bond central chimney stack originally paired on cement rendered red brick Running bond base having concrete capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, dragged cut-limestone coping to gables on drag edged tooled cut-limestone "Cavetto" kneelers with abbreviated finials to apexes, and uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards on red brick header bond cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement roughcast walls to front (south) elevation on cement rendered base; replacement cement rendered surface finish to rear (north) elevation with tuck pointed drag edged tooled limestone ashlar stepped buttresses having drag edged tooled cut-limestone "slated" coping. Remodelled camber-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven concrete steps with rendered surround framing glazed double doors having sidelights below overlight. Camber-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings to front (south) elevation retaining red brick block-and-start surrounds (remainder) framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set back from street in landscaped grounds with tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone boundary wall to perimeter having "saddleback" coping supporting quatrefoil-detailed cast-iron railings.