Saint Paul's Catholic Church — Mill Street

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1832-9, on a cruciform plan comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height transepts centred on chancel to crossing; single-bay two-storey sacristy (south). Closed, 1973. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, lichen-spotted cut-limestone coping to gables including lichen-spotted cut-limestone coping to gable (south) with abbreviated bellcote to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Coursed or snecked tooled limestone wall to entrance (north) front with tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; repointed coursed rubble limestone walls with tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; roughcast surface finish (south) with concealed tooled cut-limestone quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing replacement fittings. Pointed-arch window openings (transepts) with cut-limestone rounded sills, interlocking timber Y-mullions, and margined tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing iron mesh storm panels over eight-over-eight timber sash windows having Y-tracery glazing bars. Pointed arch window openings (south) with timber Y-mullions, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having remains of leaded stained glass panels. Tudor-headed door opening to entrance (north) front with cut-limestone block-and-start surround framing timber boarded double doors. Lancet "Trinity Window" (gable) with cut-limestone sill, and cut-limestone block-and-start surround framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings. Pointed-arch window openings (vestry) with tooled cut-limestone surrounds framing timber sash windows having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Partitioned full-height interior with remains of Gothic-style timber panelled galleries (transepts), and moulded plasterwork cornice to stencilled polygonal vaulted ceiling centred on decorative plasterwork ceiling rose in decorative plasterwork frame. Set in landscaped grounds.