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Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1818-9; dated 1819, on a rectangular plan with single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. Renovated, 1893, with interior "improved". Renovated, 1979, with interior "restored". Rededicated, 1982. "Restored", 1996-7. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining wrought iron spandrels. Rendered, ruled and lined battered walls on cut-granite chamfered plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (tower) on cut-granite chamfered plinth with repointed granite ashlar piers to corners (bell stage) supporting cut-granite octagonal pinnacles centred on "arrow loop"-detailed crow stepped parapets having cut-granite coping. Pointed-arch window openings with timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing replacement fixed-pane timber fittings. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with timber Y-mullion, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing replacement fixed-pane timber fitting. Lancet window opening to tower (first stage), cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing replacement fixed-pane timber fitting. Square-headed blind openings (second stage), cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing rendered, ruled and lined infill. Pointed-arch openings (bell stage), cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing applied timber Y-mullions over louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west) with tessellated "quarry tile" floor; camber-headed door opening into nave; full-height interior "improved", 1893, with timber panelled bowed gallery (west) on cast-iron octagonal pillars, carpeted central aisle between roundel-detailed timber pews, quatrefoil-detailed baptismal font on an octagonal plan, Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1847; 1927) with polished brass wall monuments (ob. 1889; 1921), timber panelled pulpit on an octagonal plan with timber clerk's desk, carpeted stepped dais to chancel (east) with wrought iron-detailed cast-iron balusters supporting polished brass communion railing centred on timber altar table (1925) below frosted glass "East Window", and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with granite ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting replacement arrow head-detailed mild steel double gates.
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