Saint Iberius's Church — Main Street North

Detached five-bay double-height Church of Ireland church, built 1760-6, on a cruciform plan centred on three-bay double-height pedimented breakfront with single-bay three-stage tower on a square plan supporting octagonal spire; five-bay full-height elevation (east) centred on three-bay full-height bow on a segmental plan. Refronted, pre-1882, producing present composition. Restored, 1990. Hipped slate roof on a cruciform plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof; half-conical slate roof (east), clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" coping to gable, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes with cast-iron rainwater goods (east) on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls (west) on cut-granite cushion course on plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners including rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners (breakfront); replacement cement rendered surface finish (remainder) on cement rendered chamfered plinth. Camber- or segmental-headed central opening (tower) with three cut-granite steps, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered rebated reveals framing arrow head-detailed wrought iron double gates. Camber- or segmental-headed door opening into church with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Trefoil-headed window openings (breakfront) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite flush surrounds with red or vitrified blue brick voussoirs on foliate springers framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Paired trefoil-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, cut-granite three quarter engaged colonette mullions, and cut-granite flush surrounds with red or vitrified blue brick voussoirs on foliate springers framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Round-headed window openings (apse) with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing fixed-pane fittings centred on fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass quatrefoils. Round-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, interlocking timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west) retaining tessellated "quarry tile" floor; square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior with timber panelled gallery on a U-shaped plan on cast-iron colonette pillars centred on timber panelled gallery on a segmental bowed plan on cast-iron colonette pillars supporting perforated Gothic-style timber pipe organ, tessellated "quarry tile" central aisle with cut-veined white marble Classical-style font, trefoil-detailed timber pews, Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1777; 1931), decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling, and carpeted stepped dais to chancel (east) with reclaimed balustraded serpentine communion railing, Gothic-style prayer desk (----) with Gothic-style pulpit (----), and round-headed tripartite arcade on Composite pillars framing timber altar table below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1867). Street fronted with quatrefoil-detailed cast-iron railings to perimeter.