Franciscan Convent And Chapel

BURNLEY

SD8432NE YORKSHIRE STREET 906-1/17/161 (South side) 29/09/77 Nos.59, 61 AND 63 Franciscan Convent and Chapel (Formerly Listed as: TODMORDEN ROAD (West side) St Mary's Presbytery and Chapel to Our Lady of Mercy Convent)

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Convent building including chapel. c1870-1930, in 3 builds. Rock-faced sandstone with freestone dressings, slate roofs. Debases Gothic style. L-plan formed by main range on east-west axis parallel to street built in 2 phases, with receding wing added at west end. Mostly 2 storeys with cellars and attics, in 3 portions. (i) The east range, 1:3:1 windows, including the chapel at 1st floor, with a crosswing at its west end and a porch in the angle with this; 3 segmental-headed sashed windows at ground floor, 3 pairs of lancets to the chapel above, an apsidal east end with plate-traceried windows to the chapel, a tall doorway to the porch, and coupled sashed windows on both upper floors of the wing set in a giant 2-centred arch. (ii) A longer range added to this, of similar plan, 5:2 windows, in similar style with 4-pane sashed windows on both floors, those at 1st floor segmental-headed, and a mansard roof with 3 dormers. (iii) The 3-window gabled end of the C20 crosswing, which has casement windows with small-paned overlights. INTERIOR: chapel has gallery at west end, and open roof. Forms group with Roman Catholic Church of St Mary to the west (qv), and with St Mary's Presbytery Todmorden Road (qv) part of which is integrated with this item.

Listing NGR: SD8466032520