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Saint Moling's Church (Monamolin)

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Saint Moling's Church (Monamolin)
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Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1824; consecrated 1828, on a rectangular plan with pair of single-bay single-storey vestries centred on single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. "Restored", 1999. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered ridge tiles, cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gables on fine roughcast kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast battered walls on rendered chamfered plinth; fine roughcast surface finish to tower on cut-granite chamfered plinth with cut-granite "Cavetto" stringcourse (bell stage) supporting cut-granite octagonal pinnacles centred on battlemented parapets having cut-granite "saddleback" coping. Pointed-arch window openings with carved timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with carved timber interlocking Y-mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed door opening to tower with granite flagged threshold, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed blind opening (second stage) with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing fine roughcast infill. Pointed-arch opening (bell stage), cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing applied timber mullions over louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with timber panelled choir gallery (west) on colonette pillars, carpeted central aisle between timber pews, timber panelled pulpit on an octagonal plan with timber clerk's desk, stepped dais to chancel (east) with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on cloaked altar below "East Window", and moulded plasterwork cornice to vaulted ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.

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