Listed Building: CONVENT OF THE HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (BOSCOMBE CONVENT SCHOOL, SENIOR DEPARTMENT) (101806)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | English Heritage |
| Volume/Map/Item | 768/29/256 |
| Date assigned | 27 February 1976 |
| Date last amended |
Description
1. 5186 PARKWOOD ROAD (South West Side) No 13 [Convent of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Boscombe Convent School, Senior Department)] SZ 1291 29/256
II
2. Former Convent of the Cross. Big symmetrical Elizabethan-style E-plan front in Purbeck rubble, 1889. 4-storey shaped gables to centre and wings, 2 storeys and attic between. Porch with sculptured angels adoring cross in spandrels, canted oriel over. Windows stone-mullioned, mostly 3-light with transom or 2-light with transom. Asymmetrical rear: north wing (with 2 narrow transverse gables) and far-projecting central wing both end in shaped gables, shorter south wing (with transverse shaped gable and 1 transverse ordinary gable) connects to chapel:
Early English style, 5 bays, lancets within continuous arcade of big blind relieving arches. Gabled bellcote with fleche on ridge.
Listing NGR: SZ1217192001
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 1217 9200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Unitary Authority (historic) | Bournemouth |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
May 14 2020 11:42AM