Description

EXETER STREET
1.
1594
No 131
(St Elizabeth's Convent
& St Osmund's Roman Catholic
Primary School)
SU 1429 SE 6/361 28.2.52.
II*
2.
The Convent house is C18 altered circa 1800. 3 storeys colourwashed brick
with projecting stone bands between storeys. Moulded stone cornice and blocking
course. Gable end slate roof. 2 tripartite sash windows flanking central
single window on upper floors and 2 tripartite sashes flanking entrances on
ground floor. All have glazing bars intact. Central door of 6 fielded panels
with radiating semi-circular fanlight under good Doric porch of columns and
wall pilasters, entablature with large dentilled cornice and moulded dentil
open curved pediment hood. 2 storey extension of one bay with old tile roof
to left, one flush framed sash each floor, 4 panes wide. 2 storey early to
mid C19 painted brick south wing with hipped slate roof, tripartite sashes,
one each floor and projecting rendered section also with hipped slate roof.
To left and projecting level with street a 2 storey red bric k chapel block
on rendered plinth, mid Cl9. Brick band between storeys with fleur-de-lis
ornament returned to south gable end. Hipped slate roof with bracketed eaves.
3 pointed sash windows to both floors facing street, rendered arches. South
gable end has similar windows, one on 1st floor and ground floor right. In
centre a pointed arched door also with rendered arch.
St Osmund's School adjoins to north. Circa 1890 related to St Osmund's Church
qv. A 2 storey block of flint and ashlar blocks. Ashlar quoins (possible
reuse of older material). Moulded string over ground floor windows. Hipped
tile roof. Ashlar chimney stacks over eaves. 4 windows to both floors, stone
mullioned and transomed of 3 and 2 lights. To rear a single storey with dormers
in similar style.

Listing NGR: SU1450929217

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17539002

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