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Saint Mary's Church (Old Ross or Saint Mary's)

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Saint Mary's Church (Old Ross or Saint Mary's)
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Detached two-bay double-height single-cell Church of Ireland church, built 1800, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (west) front. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, lichen-covered cut-granite coping to gables including lichen-covered cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (west) front with rendered gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Slate hung battered walls; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish to entrance (west) front. Lancet window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing storm panel over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Pointed-arch window opening to entrance (west) front with timber Y-mullion, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Lancet window opening (porch) with concealed dressings framing timber casement window having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch opposing door openings ("cheeks") with concealed dressings framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Interior including vestibule (west); pointed-arch door opening into nave with timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled choir gallery (west) on a T-shaped plan, tessellated "quarry tile" central aisle between timber pews, cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (ob. ----; ----), Gothic-style timber panelled pulpit on an octagonal plan with trefoil-perforated Gothic-style timber clerk's desk, carpeted encaustic tiled stepped dais to chancel (east) with wrought iron-detailed barley twist balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on Gothic-style timber altar table (1918) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1919), 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 cut-granite monolithic piers to perimeter supporting wrought iron gate.

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