Catholic Church of the Star of the Sea — Riverchapel

Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1881-2; dedicated 1882, on a rectangular plan; six-bay single-storey lean-to side aisle (west). Renovated, 1968-9, with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 1980-1. Pitched banded slate roof; lean-to banded slate roof (side aisle), perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on "Bowtell"-detailed red brick consoles retaining cast-iron hoppers and square profile downpipes. Red brick Flemish bond walls on rendered chamfered plinth with red brick Flemish bond stepped buttresses including red brick Flemish bond stepped buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Cusped lancet window openings (east) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement (side aisle) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed wrought iron bars over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" (south) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (north) front, cut-granite block-and-start surround having engaged Composite colonette-detailed reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. Quatrefoil-detailed "Rose Window" (gable) with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Full-height interior open into roof with carpeted central aisle between trefoil-detailed timber pews, replacement stations (1967) between stained glass memorial windows (1949; 1980) with pointed-arch opposing arcade on Composite pillars, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (south) reordered, 1968-9, with replacement Gothic-style reredos (1980) below stained glass "Trinity Window" (1943), and exposed scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on carved timber cornice. Set in relandscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site.