St Mary'S Retreat

1. VIVIAN ROAD 5104 Harborne B17 No 111 (St Mary's Retreat) SP 08 SW 11/46A II 2. Early C19. Stucco; slate roof with wide flat modillioned eaves. Two storeys plus attic; 3 bays, the outer 2 advanced slightly and gabled. In bays 1 and 3 on ground floor later canted bay window with sash window above, all within a segment headed shallow recess, and a single almost square metal casement window in the attic storey. In the centre bay, an altered ground floor window and a first floor sash window with an almost square modern casement in the attic storey. Band at first floor sill level. The entrance on the right hand return and set back between unfluted Ionic columns in a single storeyed projection across the facade. Attached on the left, a greenhouse. Early C19 cast iron and in a Gothic style. Nine bays long by 4 wide, the bays divided by thin buttresses terminating in crocketted pinacles. Iron glazing bars as though sashes with tracery above. In the tracery, some original stained glass. Inside, Gothic bracing to the roof. North-west wing not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SP0328284263