Saint Dympna's Hall — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Detached six-bay two-storey almshouse, built 1856, comprising of two central bays flanked by gabled and advanced end bays. In use as school, 1888-1931. Adapted to use as hall, 1951. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with stone eaves course and quoins. Timber sash windows with stone surrounds and sills, set in square-headed openings to ground floor and set in segmental-arched openings to first floor. Stone door surrounds with cornices and plaques above. Modern extension to south and sports hall to west.

The scale and form of this mid nineteenth-century almshouse make a positive contribution to the streetscape. The survival of many original features and materials enhance the architectural form of the almshouse. The façade is enlivened by the stone dressings.

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