Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — Chapel Street

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1820, on a rectangular plan comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (north); single-bay double-height "narthex" (south) with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed porch. Renovated, 1990, with sanctuary reordered. Repaired, 1991. Pitched slate roofs including pitched slate roof (north), clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (south) front with Cross finial-topped cut-granite bellcote to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves. Replacement rendered, ruled and lined walls with repointed cut-granite quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined walls ("narthex") with cut-granite pyramid-topped rendered, ruled and lined piers to corners. Lancet window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening (north) with storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window opening ("narthex") with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panel. Interior including vestibule (south); round-headed door openings into nave with timber boarded doors; full-height interior with timber panelled gallery (south) on paired posts, central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style stations between stained glass memorial windows (1872; 1873), moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, and carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, 1990, with pointed-arch chancel arch framing replacement panelled altar (1990) below stained glass "North Window" (1918). Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined stepped boundary wall to perimeter having rounded coping supporting cast-iron railings.