Our Lady Of Sion Convent

Heritage listing

Details CRESCENT ROAD 1. 5406 1/105 (East Side) In the entries for: TQ 1402 NW 1/l051 Oar Lady of Sion Convent TQ 1402 NW 1/1061 Wall of Our Lady of Sion Convent, extending from south-east corner of building, along Crescent Road CRESCENT ROAD (East Side) shall be amended to read: CRESCENT ROAD (West Side) ------------------------------------ CRESCENT ROAD 1. 5406 (East Side) Our Lady of Sion Convent TQ 1402 NW 1/105 II GV 2. Built as one composition with the abutting church, which is attributed to H Clutton and dates from 1864. 2 storeys. Plum-red brick with 2 pairs of bands of dark brick. East range, extending south along street from ritual west end of church, has 5 sash windows, semi-circular staircase projection, and 2 further sash windows south of this. There is a cross-range at the south end, the east front of which projects towards the street and has a round-arch opening (of banded brick with faintly pointed drip-mould above), giving access to internal porch with geometric tile decoration. Left of the porch is a partly external chimney corbelled out over a narrow buttress. Red tile roofs, over brick eaves nogging, which is also applied to the gable end. Further ranges of the convent extend towards Our Lady of Sion School, which adjoins to the west. Our Lady of Sion Convent, and wll extending south form a group with St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Richmond Road and No 39 Richmond Road. Listing NGR: TQ1443502760 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 302250 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.