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Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart — Balloughter

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Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart — Balloughter
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Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1874, on a rectangular plan comprising four-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (north). Renovated, 1976, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs with crested roll moulded clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes including cut-granite coping to gable (south) on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" kneelers with granite ashlar spirelet to apex on an octagonal plan, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice. Snecked fieldstone wall (south) on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with Cross finial-topped cut-granite stepped buttresses having cut-granite "slated" coping; snecked fieldstone walls (remainder) with cut-granite stepped buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Lancet window openings with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having margined square glazing bars. Pointed-arch door opening (south) with poured concrete threshold, cut-granite block-and-start surround having engaged colonnette-detailed reveals framing timber boarded double doors. Paired pointed-arch window openings (gable), cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having margined square glazing bars. Full-height interior open into roof with central aisle between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations (1933) between frosted glass windows, pair of Gothic-style wall monuments (1886; 1892), exposed split arch braced collared timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, 1976, with replacement altar table below stained glass "North Window" (----). Set in landscaped grounds with cruciform-panelled granite ashlar octagonal piers to perimeter having "Cavetto"-detailed polygonal capping supporting cast-iron double gates.

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