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Saint Cormac's Catholic Church — Boleyvogue

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Saint Cormac's Catholic Church — Boleyvogue
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Detached seven-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1842-8; consecrated 1850, on a rectangular plan comprising six-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (north) with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (south) front. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and square profile downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked rubble stone walls with hammered granite flush quoins to corners; cement rendered surface finish to entrance (south) front. Lancet window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. "Rose Window" to chancel (east), cut-granite surround having moulded reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet blind openings to "cheeks" with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing tuck pointed snecked rubble stone infill. Interior including vestibule (south); pointed-arch opening into nave with moulded surround; full-height interior with pair of timber panelled confessional boxes (south), carpeted central aisle between trefoil-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, groin vaulted ceiling with panelled ribs on ogee corbels, and stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, ----, with pointed-arch chancel arch framing replacement altar table below stained glass "Rose Window" (----). Set in relandscaped grounds.

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