Description

NUNNERY LANE 1. 5195 Carmel House Convent NZ 2l SE 15/124 28.4.52.

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2. Plain early C19 conventual building. Front of 2 storeys, 5 windows. Local pinkish brick. Low pitched hipped slated roof with paired brackets at eaves. Slightly projecting centre bay under gable. Niche with figure of Saint at 1st floor centre. Recessed sash windows with glazing bars under flat gauged brick arches. Stone plinth. Six-panel double door, with fanlight, in stone architrave looks later in date. Rear elevation shows original house, probably late C18. Two storeys, 3 wide bays, the central bay having 2 windows, the outer ones being 3-window canted bays. Pinkish brick with parapet over stone cornice. Flat gauged brick arches and stone cills to sash windows with glazing bars in wood architraves. Central 8-panel door in replaced architrave up 4 modern steps. Right return shows window set in round-arched recess and a further 3-storey 3-window section. Inside an early C19 staircase with domed rooflight to well.

Listing NGR: NZ2715314769

External Links

• Wikidata Q26608703

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