Our Lady of Sion Convent
OUR LADY OF SION CONVENT, CRESCENT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263360
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Our Lady of Sion Convent
- Statutory Address:
- OUR LADY OF SION CONVENT, CRESCENT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263360
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Jan-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Our Lady of Sion Convent
- Statutory Address 1:
- OUR LADY OF SION CONVENT, CRESCENT ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OUR LADY OF SION CONVENT, CRESCENT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Worthing (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 14435 02760
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)
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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
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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