Saint Catherine's Catholic Church — Tacumshin

Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, dated 1797, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (west) front. "Improved", 1858, producing present composition. Stabilised, 1971. Renovated, 1989, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), lichen-covered clay ridge tiles with rendered, ruled and lined buttressed gabled bellcote to apex to entrance (west) front framing cast-iron bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast battered walls bellcast over rendered plinth with paired cement rendered battered buttresses. Lancet window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window opening to entrance (west) front with concrete sill, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior with timber panelled choir gallery (west) on paired cast-iron pillars, tessellated "quarry" tile central aisle between Maltese Cross-detailed timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows with pair of stained glass memorial windows (east), and encaustic tiled stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1989, with carpeted stepped "predella" supporting replacement timber altar table. Set in landscaped grounds with roughcast piers to perimeter having stepped capping supporting spear head-detailed wrought iron double gates.