Saint Oliver Plunkett's Catholic Church — Sea Road

Detached gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, dated 1923. Rectangular-plan, three-bays to nave, gable-front flanked by polygonal tower to south, round tower to north, sacristy to south-west, apsidal chancel to west. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, stone verge coping to gables surmounted by cross finials, limestone and granite chimneystack to sacristy, moulded cast-iron gutters on granite corbels, circular cast-iron downpipes. Coursed limestone rubble walling, granite dressings, buttresses to polygonal tower, projecting bays to north and south to house flush confessional within the interior. Round-headed tripartite lancet window to nave, granite chamfered surrounds, stained glass leaded lights; round-headed arch to east with stepped chevroned archivolt, supported on paired engaged columns, framing wheel window, stained glass leaded lights, window surmounts a row of blind arcading; loop windows to round tower; oculus windows to polygonal tower. Round-headed door opening, engaged granite columns support arch with Celtic motifs and hood-moulding, carved head keystone and stops; timber vertically-sheeted double doors, cast-iron Celtic-styled hinges; square-headed door opening to sacristy, stepped granite reveals, chamfered soffit, timber vertically-sheeted door, cast-iron Celtic-styled hinges, door surmounted by overlight. Interior with three-bay nave, articulated by blind round arcade framing triple lancet windows, round-headed chancel arch, marble altar, flanked by round-headed niches containing religious statuary, rendered balcony to east supported on round-headed arched arcading with polished granite columns, timber confessional boxes to north and south running flush to the wall; marble Pieta to niche within church entrance porch. Church is situated within own grounds.