Saint Paul's Church (Clone) — SOLSBOROUGH

Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1831-3; consecrated 1833, 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. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, cut-granite "saddleback" coping to gables on rendered kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves retaining "Lotus"-detailed cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to tower on benchmark-inscribed cut-granite chamfered plinth with cut-granite "Cavetto" stringcourse (bell stage) supporting cut-granite diagonal obelisk 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 one-over-one timber sash windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite sill, carved timber mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing one-over-one timber sash windows 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 timber boarded double doors having overpanel. Square-headed window opening (second stage), concealed dressings having splayed reveals with hood moulding over framing fixed-pane fitting having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Lancet openings (bell stage), concealed dressings having splayed reveals with hood moulding over framing applied timber Y-mullions on louvered timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with herring bone-pattern terracotta tiled central aisle between timber pews, pair of polished brass wall monuments (ob. 1854; 1912), Gothic-style pulpit on an octagonal plan with Gothic-style clerk's desk, terracotta tiled stepped dais to chancel (east) with rosette-detailed balusters supporting communion railing centred on Gothic-style altar below "East Window", and diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled vaulted ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.