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Latitude: 54.0468 / 54°2'48"N
Longitude: -2.7934 / 2°47'36"W
OS Eastings: 348145
OS Northings: 461490
OS Grid: SD481614
Mapcode National: GBR 8PYN.03
Mapcode Global: WH847.2K21
Plus Code: 9C6V26W4+PJ
Entry Name: St Walburga's Convent
Listing Date: 13 March 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1298382
English Heritage Legacy ID: 383050
ID on this website: 101298382
Location: Moorlands, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1
County: Lancashire
District: Lancaster
Electoral Ward/Division: Bulk
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Lancaster
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Lancaster Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Gothic Revival Architectural structure
LANCASTER
SD4861 BALMORAL ROAD
1685-1/5/14 (North side)
St Walburga's Convent
GV II
Roman Catholic convent. 1851-3. Designed by EG Paley. Gothic
Revival style. Snecked sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings
and slate roof. Main building L-plan with cross-wing at left,
with a rear corridor connecting with the Convent Chapel of St
Peter's Cathedral, St Peter's Road (qv).
2 storeys. The windows all have chamfered mullions and the
heads of the lights are either trefoiled or have shouldered
arches. Main range of 3 bays, with a single-storey canted bay
window in the central bay, and a 4-light window to right. The
upper windows are through-eaves coped gabled dormers of 2, 3
and 2 lights. The moulded pointed doorway is in the left-hand
bay. At the left, across the angle with the cross-wing, is a
single-light squint window. Chimneys on right-hand gable,
which is coped with kneelers, and between 2nd and 3rd bays.
The cross-wing gable wall has a string course above 2 windows
of 2 lights and a stepped 3-light window below the coped
gable. Its left-hand return wall is of 3 bays and includes a
single-storey canted bay window, and dormers lighting an attic
storey.
Listing NGR: SD4814561490
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