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Saint Cyprian's Catholic Church — Screen

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Saint Cyprian's Catholic Church — Screen
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Detached seven-bay double-height single-cell Catholic Church, rebuilt 1901, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched banded slate roof with perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled corbel kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (north) front on trefoil-detailed gabled corbel kneelers with buttressed gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-iron bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron square profile downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone plinth with cut-granite buttresses including cut-granite buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Round-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start 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 square glazing bars. Round-headed "Trinity Window" to chancel (south) in round-headed recess with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start 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 door opening to entrance (north) front, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. "Trinity Window" to gable in round-headed recess with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (north); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlights; full-height interior open into roof with diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled choir gallery (north) on cast-iron pillars below frosted glass "Trinity Window", tessellated "quarry tile" aisles between timber pews, diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, polished brass wall monument (ob. 1882) with cut-white marble Classical-style wall monument (ob. 1871), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (south) reordered, ----, with cut-veined white marble panelled altar below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1901), and exposed strutted collared timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling on carved timber cornice on perforated frieze. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-granite "Cavetto" stringcourses below shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

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