47, Delamere Street

SJ 75 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF CREWE DELAMERE STREET

2/41 No.47

GV II

Formerly railway manager's house, later a private dwelling, now a convent for a small community of nuns, circa 1850. Red and brown brick with slate roof. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Projecting single storey flat roofed timber entrance porch with square outer posts, half wall posts and arched entrance below arch slotted fillet cornice; this contains four-panel half glazed door with wing lights and rectangular transome light. North east, red brick gable has pair of recessed sashes, with corbel supported projecting sills and metal window box rails. These are surmounted by a square 5-sash oriel, supported on many brackets, with stained glass transome lights and overhanging hipped roof, flanked by short gable barge boards. West part of facade is brown brick with blue bands; it has hexagonal bay window with stone sill and head, sashes, and flat roof with low ornamental edge rail. Sashes at first floor level have Caernarvon heads surmounted by gothic arches and drip moulds containing panels with foliage motif. Gothic headed attic window with stone springers and keystone. Elaborate stepped corbel treatment to west gable apex. Included partly for its historic interest as a LNWR building.

Listing NGR: SJ7020155693