Saint David's Catholic Church — Davidstown

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1856, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (east) front. "Improved", 1934, producing present composition. Renovated, 1956, with interior "improved". Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), moss-covered cut-granite "slated" coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled "Cavetto" kneelers including moss-covered cut-granite "slated" coping to gable to chancel (west) on trefoil-detailed gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed snecked rubble stone walls with benchmark-inscribed cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite Y-mullions, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Cusped lancet window openings (west) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pair of lancet window openings to entrance (east) front with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (porch) with cut-granite Y-mullion, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch opposing door openings to "cheeks" with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded doors. Interior including vestibule (east); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors; full-height interior open into roof with carpeted aisles between cruciform-detailed timber pews, grouped Gothic-style timber stations, cut-white marble scroll wall monuments (ob. 1874; 1892) with pair of cut-white marble Gothic-style wall monuments (ob. 1860; 1898), cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with arcaded communion railings centred on cut-veined pink marble panelled altar (1931), and exposed braced scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to plywood sheeted ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with granite ashlar piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting replacement mild steel double gates.