Honan Chapel — Donovan Road

Freestanding Hiberno-Romanesque style gable-fronted church, built 1915, having six-bay nave, lower two-bay chancel to rear (east) elevation, entrance porch and round towered bell tower to north elevation. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone cross finials to gable ends, arcaded cut limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Squared-and-snecked limestone walls with cut limestone string courses, buttresses with turreted limestone corner pinnacles and blank round-headed arcaded arches with chevron detailing under pointed hood mouldings to front (west) elevation. Round-headed window openings to nave, triple light window to front elevation, all having stained glass windows under cut limestone continuous hood mouldings with carved head stops. Round-headed main door opening to west with stepped surround having engaged colonnettes, with carved head stops supporting carved archivolts with Celtic motifs and set in pedimented advanced surround with carved statue to tympanum. Timber battened double-leaf door accessed via cut limestone steps. Barrel vaulted render ceiling to interior with carved timber transverse trusses resting on limestone corbels supported on engaged polished marble columns. Cut limestone round-headed arch separating nave and chancel. Cut limestone reredos to altar. Arcaded side panels to nave walls with cut limestone arches and polished marble engaged columns. Tiled mosaic stations of the cross placed within inset of arches. Stained glass Henry Clarke windows above. Tiled mosaic floor depicting signs of the Zodiac to entrance and the 'River of Life' running length of aisle. Carved timber piped organ to rear (west) wall. Cut limestone circular piers on squared bases having conical caps and carved crest, flanking double-leaf wrought-iron gates to front of site with cut limestone plinth wall with wrought-iron railings. Set within university campus.