Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — Galmoy

Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1845, on a cruciform plan comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height shallow chancel to crossing (north). Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted cut-limestone coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered plinth; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to entrance (west) front with cut-limestone diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped stepped buttresses framing Cross finial-topped cut-limestone bellcote. Pointed-arch window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window openings (transepts) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Pointed-arch window openings (north) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening to entrance (south) front with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings with hood moulding on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Tudor-headed door openings (transepts) with concealed dressings framing timber boarded double doors. Full-height interior with vinyl central aisle between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), quatrefoil-detailed timber panelled galleries to transepts on timber pillars, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (north) reordered, ----, with Gothic-style memorial high altar (----), and moulded plasterwork cornice to vaulted ceiling centred on moulded plasterwork roundels. Set in landscaped grounds with cast-iron panelled piers to perimeter having gabled capping supporting wrought iron double gates.