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All Saints' Catholic Church — Castledockrell

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All Saints' Catholic Church — Castledockrell
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Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1840, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, 1978-9, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof behind parapet with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate or stone flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners; gritdashed roughcast surface finish to entrance (west) front on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners supporting cut-granite stepped coping to parapet centred on cut-granite bellcote framing cast-bronze bell. Lancet window openings in pointed arch recessed with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Remodelled square-headed door opening to entrance (west) front with concrete threshold, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having sidelights below overlight. Lancet window opening in tripartite arrangement to gable, rendered "bas-relief" surrounds with hood moulding over on nail head-detailed fluted consoles framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Lancet flanking window openings, rendered "bas-relief" surrounds with hood mouldings over on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight; full-height interior with carpeted aisles between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1978-9, with reclaimed cut-veined grey marble panelled altar, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site.

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