Saint Mogue's Church (Ballycanew)

Detached three-bay double-height Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1760, on a T-shaped plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on chancel to crossing (east). "Restored", 1891-2. Renovated, ----. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan retaining sections of slate finial (east), clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (west) front with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex, and uPVC rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls originally slate hung; part ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (east). Round-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Paired lancet window openings to chancel (east) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Camber-headed door opening to entrance (west) front with cut-granite lugged surround centred on fluted keystone framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having overpanel. Full-height interior "restored", 1891-2, with glazed terracotta tiled central aisle between timber pews, quatrefoil-detailed baptismal font on an octagonal plan, cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (ob. ----) with polished brass wall monuments (ob. ----), Gothic-style timber panelled pulpit (1891) on an octagonal plan with Gothic-style timber clerk's desk (1891), stepped dais to chancel to crossing (east) with wrought iron-detailed barley twist balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on Gothic-style timber altar below "East Window", and wind braced timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled vaulted ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed flat iron double gates.