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Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist — Whitehall

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Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist — Whitehall
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Detached Roman Catholic chapel on cruciform plan, built c.1830 and renovated c.1970, comprising three-bay nave to the north, two-bay transepts to the west and a shallow chancel to the south. Later single-storey sacristy with flat roof attached to chancel gable (south) Pitched natural slate roofs, projecting eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and wrought-iron Celtic cross finials to gable ends. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Pointed-arched window openings having plain surrounds and stained glass windows. Three graded lancet openings to chancel gable having stained glass windows. Pointed-arch doorcase with plain surround having rendered surrounds, replacement segmental-headed timber double doors with figurative mosaic insets over. Freestanding cast-iron belfry adjacent to the south, standing in modern graveyard. Cut stone font built into exterior wall to the north, probably taken from an earlier church site. Located to the south of Castlepollard adjacent to rural road junction. Monument to interior commemorating Rev. Michael Lynch, died 1845.

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