Saint Catherine's Catholic Church — Murntown

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1837, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to entrance (west) front. "Improved", 1901. Renovated, 1910, with interior "improved". Renovated, 1987, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles with cut-granite Celtic Cross finial to apex to chancel (east), and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Tudor-headed opposing door openings (west) with cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Interior including vestibule (west) with cut-white marble wall monument (ob. 1858); pointed-arch door opening into nave with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior with carpeted aisles between timber pews, timber boarded wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass memorial windows (undated), cut-limestone floor monument (ob. 1814), and carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1987, with Gothic-style timber panelled reredos below stained glass "East Window" (undated). Set in landscaped grounds.