Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist — Galbally

Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, opened 1828, on a rectangular plan comprising four-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (north); single-bay two-stage tower to entrance (south) front on a square plan supporting elongated pyramidal spire. "Improved", 1878-9, producing present composition. "Repaired", 1947-51. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, lichen-covered coping to gables including lichen-covered coping to gable (north) on cut-granite "Cavetto" corbels with Cross finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Cement rendered walls on cement rendered plinth; cement rendered surface finish (tower) on cement rendered plinth with cut-granite stringcourse (clock stage). Round-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Round-headed "Trinity Window" (north) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Square-headed door opening in round-headed recess (tower), rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber boarded double doors. Round-headed window openings ("cheeks") with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings. Interior including vestibule (south); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with arcaded choir gallery (south) in round-headed alcove, tiled central aisle between replacement timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), pair of cut-white marble wall monuments (1896; 1897) with pair of rosette-detailed cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (1826; 1849), moulded plasterwork cornice to coved ceiling, and herring bone-pattern timber parquet stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, ----, with round-headed chancel arch framing replacement timber panelled high altar (2002) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1879). Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with rendered chamfered piers to perimeter having chamfered stringcourses below chamfered capping supporting wrought iron double gates.