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Catholic Church of Our Lady and the Guardian Angels — Church Avenue

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Catholic Church of Our Lady and the Guardian Angels — Church Avenue
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Detached eight-bay single-storey Catholic church, built 1923-4; opened 1924, on a rectangular plan comprising seven-bay single-storey nave opening into single-bay single-storey chancel (east); three-bay single-storey lean-to porch to entrance (west) front centred on single-bay single-storey gabled breakfront. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched corrugated-iron roof; lean-to corrugated-iron roof (porch) centred on pitched (gabled) corrugated-iron roof (breakfront), pressed iron ridge centred on cone-topped vents, timber bargeboards to gables with Cross finials to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards retaining cast-iron downpipes. Corrugated-iron-covered walls on mass concrete plinth. Square-headed window openings with timber sills, and timber surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing timber casement windows. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with timber sill, and timber surround framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Square-headed window openings (porch) centred on square-headed window opening (breakfront), timber sills, and timber surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing timber casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with concrete steps, and timber surrounds framing timber boarded doors. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof reordered with timber boarded walls, carpeted central aisle between timber pews, exposed collared roof construction with timber boarded ceiling, and Tudor-headed chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) with timber panelled altar below stained glass memorial "East Window" (----). Set in landscaped grounds with rendered chamfered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting iron railing.

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