Saint David's Catholic Church — Oilgate

Detached four- or five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1858-9; dated 1862, on a rectangular plan with single-bay full-height buttressed gabled breakfront to entrance (east) front. Renovated, 1989, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-topped cut-granite gabled "Cavetto" kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (east) front on trefoil-topped cut-granite gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing embossed cast-bronze bell ("----"), and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners centred on rendered stepped buttresses having "slated" coping; roughcast surface finish to entrance (east) front on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to ends. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges" with some (west) having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch "Trumeau" door opening to entrance (east) front, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Pointed-arch window opening to gable with cut-granite mullions, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (east); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight; full-height interior with arcaded choir gallery (east) below stained glass memorial "East Window" (undated), carpeted central aisle between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated) with polished brass plates, carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, 1989, with cut-veined white marble panelled altar below stained glass "West Window" (undated), and part exposed timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled vaulted ceiling in timber frame on moulded plasterwork cornice. Set in landscaped grounds.