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Saint Louis Convent — Clones Road

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Saint Louis Convent — Clones Road
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Detached seven-bay two-storey school building, built 1876, with raised basement to rear, shallow gabled breakfront projection to middle of west elevation, and two-bay two-storey return over raised basement to middle rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with polychrome brick chimneystacks paired to centre of roof, terracotta ridge comb, cut-stone copings to breakfront, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls with tooled sandstone ashlar quoins. Square-headed window openings throughout, with rendered reveals, stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Tripartite window openings to breakfront, with block-and-start ashlar surrounds. Quatrefoil opening to apex of breakfront. Round-headed door openings to either side (north and south) of return, with limestone steps to entrance level, vertically divided fanlights and tongue-and-groove timber battened doors. Building is part of Saint Louis Convent complex and overlooks extensive park grounds to west and south.

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