Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's) — Saint Mary's Lane

Detached four- or five-bay double-height Church of Ireland church, built 1739, on a cruciform plan comprising two- or three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (east); single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. "Improved", 1820, producing present composition. Closed, 1951. Deconsecrated, 1957. Adapted to alternative use, 1963. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables with abbreviated finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone "Cavetto" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed rubble limestone battered walls with tooled cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners; tuck pointed margined tooled limestone ashlar surface finish to entrance (west) front on cut-limestone chamfered plinth; part repointed rubble limestone walls (tower) on cut-limestone chamfered plinth with "arrow loop"-detailed margined tooled limestone ashlar piers to corners on margined tooled cut-limestone battered plinths including diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped "arrow loop"-detailed margined tooled limestone ashlar piers to corners (bell stage) framing battlemented parapet having cut-limestone "saddleback" coping. Pointed-arch window openings (nave) with cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and repointed surrounds framing iron mesh protective panels over fixed-pane fittings. Lancet "Trinity Windows" (transepts) with cut-limestone sills, dragged cut-limestone mullions, and repointed hammered limestone surrounds with hood mouldings framing iron mesh protective panels over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" (east) with dragged cut-limestone mullions, and dragged cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with fittings now boarded-up. Square-headed window opening (tower) with cut-limestone sill, timber mullion, and margined tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows having square glazing bars. Tudor-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with cut-limestone thresholds, and benchmark-inscribed margined tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered rebated reveals with hood mouldings framing timber panelled double doors having overpanels. Square-headed window openings (second stage) with cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and margined tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows having lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings (bell stage) with cut-limestone sills, and margined tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on label stops framing louvered timber fittings. Set in unkempt grounds on a corner site with repointed piers to perimeter having lamp standard-topped cut-limestone capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.