Catholic Church of the Assumption — Main Street

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1832, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (south). Renovated, 1963, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with ridge tiles, copper-covered coping to gable to entrance (north) front with Cross finial-topped bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered quoins to corners; roughcast wall to entrance (north) front with diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped rendered buttressed piers to corners on drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered cushion courses on repointed drag edged tooled limestone ashlar bases. Lancet window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings to entrance (north) front centred on pointed-arch door opening with threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Lancet window openings centred on pointed-arch window opening (gable), drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Pointed-arch door openings (transepts) with thresholds, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing timber boarded double doors having overpanels. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Full-height interior with stained glass windows (----), central aisle between timber pews, paired timber stations between stained glass windows (----), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (south) reordered, 1963, with quatrefoil-detailed cut-veined white marble panelled altar, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling roses. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered channelled piers to perimeter having "Cavetto"-detailed shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.