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Abbeywood — Newport Street

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Abbeywood — Newport Street
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Detached seven-bay two-storey monastery, built 1962, on a U-shaped plan with two-bay (two-bay deep) full-height pedimented projecting end bays. Closed, 2002. Now in alternative use. Pitched copper-covered roof on a U-shaped plan with pressed or rolled ridge, roughcast chimney stacks having cut-limestone stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and extruded copper rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered piers to corners supporting monolithic pediments. Square-headed central door opening with timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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