The Convent (Franciscan Convent Mount View Roman Catholic)__

The Convent, now a Franciscan convent, was built in 1880. It is constructed of yellow Gault brick with red brick, terracotta, and stone dressings, and has a slate roof with three large chimney stacks. The building is a large, cubic block of two storeys and a semi-basement, with an attic storey on part and a rooftop belvedere. The belvedere is an unequal octagon with a lead roof and horizontal-sliding casements on all sides.

The south-west (entrance) front features a projecting centre with full-height pilasters, culminating in a low gable with paired sash windows; the gable spandrels are of terracotta blocks, a chequered pattern of plain squares and squares with a sunflower motif. Above is a large, canted oriel with a moulded cornice and wine-glass base. The ground floor has two semicircular-arched openings with keystones and carved timber spandrel panels, one with entrance doors and the other with a window. The recessed part of the front displays a terracotta plaque in a moulded brick frame with a pediment, inscribed "JGS 1880"; these initials are repeated on the glass of adjoining doors and windows, referencing John Sadd, a local timber importer. The north-west recessed section has two narrow, small-paned sash windows above one wider, similar window, all with keystones and red brick apron panels. A large chimney stack projects from this wall.

The south-east elevation has a pedimented dormer and two full-height, canted window bays with double-hung sashes and segmental pediments. The north-east elevation, situated above a slope with views over the river plain, mirrors the entrance front's tripartite division, with a similar low-pitched gable topped by a pediment in the centre. A large, full-height canted window bay with a moulded cornice and pediment sits on consoles at first-floor level. Recessed areas have sash windows on each floor, decorative upper sashes, and apron panels. The north-west elevation has one canted bay, similar to the south-east elevation, along with three small-paned sash windows on the first floor, while the ground floor has two similar narrow windows, a small sash, and a service entrance with a large fanlight. The service entrance door is margin-glazed with coloured glass.

A single-storey brick service building with a hipped slate roof and a sash window is located on the south-west corner of the main block.

Inside, the entrance hall features an encaustic-tiled floor and a grand open-well staircase with foiled balustrade piercings and a Vitruvian scroll pattern to the strings, all crafted from stained timber. The main rooms have plaster cornices with varying patterns.