Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Tagoat

Detached seven-bay double-height Catholic church, designed 1843; built 1843-8; dedicated 1848, on a cruciform plan comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into five-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles; single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (east). Damaged, 1936. Restored, 1992. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan; lean-to slate roofs (side aisles), lichen-covered cut-granite ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite gabled "Cavetto" kneelers with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls with hammered granite flush quoins to corners. Lancet window openings (clerestorey) with hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Lancet window openings (side aisles) with hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Windows" (transepts) with hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening (east) with cut-granite mullions, and hammered granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening to entrance (west) front approached by flight of six cut-granite steps, cut-granite surround having chamfered rebated reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded double doors. Lancet "Trinity Window" (gable), hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with timber panelled double doors having sidelights; full-height interior open into roof with quatrefoil-detailed timber panelled choir gallery (west) on a half-octagonal plan supporting Classical-style timber pipe organ below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (----), tiled central aisle between timber pews, pointed-arch arcades on cut-granite pillars, exposed strutted timber roof construction on cut-granite beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on carved timber cornice, pointed arch to crossing framing encaustic tiled stepped dais with arcaded communion railings centred on Classical-style timber altar, pointed-arch chancel arch (east) framing Gothic-style reredos (1885) below stained glass "East Window" (----), pointed arches to side altars framing Gothic-style timber screens with quatrefoil-detailed altars below stained glass windows (----), timber boarded wainscoting (side aisles) supporting timber dado rail, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (1992), and wind braced rafters to ceilings on carved timber cornices. Set in landscaped grounds with bull nose-detailed cut-granite piers to perimeter having pyramidal capping supporting rosette-detailed wrought iron double gates.