Saint Joseph's — Cross Roads

The saved account records: Detached five-bay two-storey Catholic parochial house and curate’s residence, dated 1925, having slightly advanced gable-fronted bays to either end of the front elevation (south) and with pediment over central bay.

The saved account records: Two-storey returns to the rear (north) at either end (east and west).

The saved account records: Pitched natural slate roofs having clay ridge tiles, bracketed render eaves course, smooth rendered chimneystacks with stepped coping, and with profiled cast-iron rainwater goods.

The saved account records: Smooth rendered ruled-and-line walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course with raised rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners of advanced end bays.

Saint Joseph's — Cross Roads matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This substantial and well-proportioned parochial house, of early twentieth-century date, retains its original form and character despite some limited modern alterations. The front elevation is enlivened by the render detailing, particularly to the window and door openings and that to the central pediment, while the surviving leaded glass windows adds additional interest. The loss of the early fittings to most of the openings, although regrettable, fails to detract substantially from its visual appeal. The form of this building, having advanced gable-fronted bays to either end of the front elevation and a… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.