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Saint Thomas's Church (Ballynakill) — Dunmore Road

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Saint Thomas's Church (Ballynakill) — Dunmore Road
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Detached four-bay double-height Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1816, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay double-height single-cell comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east); single-bay three-stage tower (west) on a square plan. In alternative use, 2003. Fish scale-banded pitched slate roof with trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables including cut-limestone coping to gable (east) with trefoil finial to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves; hipped slate roof (east) with ridge tiles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Rendered walls on battered base; rendered surface finish (tower) with cut-limestone stringcourses including cut-limestone stringcourse on consoles (bell stage) supporting crow stepped battlemented parapets having cut-limestone coping. Lancet window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing mild steel screen over fixed-pane fittings. Lancet window opening (east) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone flush sill, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing mild steel screen over fixed-pane fitting. Lancet window openings (west) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing rendered infill. Pointed-arch door opening (tower) with overgrown threshold, and concealed dressings having concave reveals with hood moulding framing nailed timber boarded door having overpanel. Square-headed window openings ("cheeks") with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing mild steel screens over timber casement windows. Square-headed window opening (second stage) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing timber casement windows having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Lancet openings (bell stage) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing applied timber Y-mullions on latticed louvered fittings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined red brick Running bond piers to perimeter having cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting trefoil-detailed cast-iron double gates.

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