Saint Abban's Catholic Church — Adamstown

Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1835, on a rectangular plan with single-bay three-stage engaged tower to entrance (east) front on a square plan. "Improved", 1840. Damaged, 1872. Repaired, 1873. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables, and replacement cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on cut-granite cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered, ruled and lined battered walls on granite ashlar chamfered plinth with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners; cement rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (tower) with cut-granite stringcourses including cut-granite stringcourse (bell stage) supporting cut-granite battlemented parapets. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars with storm glazing (east) over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. "Balistraria" centred on pointed-arch door opening to entrance (east) front with cut-granite surround having chamfered rebated reveals framing timber boarded double doors having overlight. Pointed-arch window opening (second stage) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Lancet openings (bell stage) with cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing louvered timber fittings. Pointed-arch door openings with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered rebated reveals framing timber boarded double doors. Interior including vestibules (east); square-headed door openings into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with panelled choir gallery (east), linoleum tiled aisles between cruciform-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows with pair of stained glass memorial windows (1911), stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with inlaid cut-veined white marble high altar, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on filigree ventilation roses. Set in relandscaped grounds.