Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — The Newtown

Freestanding Roman Catholic church, built between 1863-8, comprising a five-bay nave to the west having single-storey side aisles with clerestory over, an apsidal chancel to the east and a three-stage tower on square-plan to entrance front (west) having broached spire over. Associated with the Carmelite Monastery (15317066) to the south. Clasping buttresses to corners of side aisles and flanking doorcase to front (west). Pitched slate roof with cut stone verges to gable ends supported on decorative corbels and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of snecked limestone with dressed limestone detailing. Paired cusped lancet openings to nave with trefoil openings over to clerestory. Paired cusped lancets to entrance gable with three pointed-arched window openings with modern stained glass, added c.1970, to polygonal apse (west). Pointed-arched doorway with chamfered cut limestone surround to front face of tower (west) having timber double-doors and with a moulded hoodmoulding over. Pointed-arched lancet openings above to second stage of tower and paired cusped lancet openings with louvered vents to belfry (third stage). Lucarnes to broached spire with wrought-iron cross finial over to top of spire. Interesting interior with exposed timber braced roof trusses and pointed-arched arcades to side aisles (north and south), supported on limestone columns with bell capitals over. Interior reordered c.1970 with removal of early altar goods. Modern single-storey entrances porches to north and south and extension to rear (south). Located to the north end of Newtown, to the north of Moate Main Street with a small cemetery to north.