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Saint James's Catholic Church — BALLYHOMOCK

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Saint James's Catholic Church — BALLYHOMOCK
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Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built in 1839, comprising three-bay nave, gable-fronted porch to south, chancel to north and sacristy to north-east elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof having metal cross finial. Pitched artificial slate roofs to porch, chancel and sacristy. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with rendered buttresses having limestone caps. Ogee-headed openings having painted concrete sills and stained glass windows. Lancet opening to chancel, west elevation with painted stone block-and-start surround and stained glass window. Triple lancet stained glass window to chancel, north elevation having painted stone block-and-start surround. Square-headed opening to porch, east elevation with timber battened door. Timber scissors truss roof to interior. Marble reredos to altar. Timber gallery to entrance having timber Doric style columns supporting pointed arch arcade. Pair of square-profile limestone piers with double-leaf cast-iron gates and spear-headed cast-iron railings set in limestone plinths, terminating in second pair of limestone piers.

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