Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption — Grange

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1839, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to east and to west, single-bay double-height shallow chancel to south, and single-bay single-storey sacristy to south. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan (pitched to sacristy) with clay ridge tiles, finials to apexes (cross finial to apex to north), and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast wall to front (north) elevation with cut-stone quoins to corners, and unpainted roughcast walls to remainder. Pointed-arch window openings with stone sills, and hood moulding over. Pointed-arch window opening to front (north) elevation in unpainted rendered surround with cut-limestone sill, block-and-start surround, hood moulding over, and mullions (forming paired lancet arrangement with oculus to arch). Fixed-pane leaded stained glass windows to all window openings. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to front (north) elevation in unpainted rendered surround with cut-stone doorcase having chamfered reveals, hood moulding over, and replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors, c.1990, having leaded stained glass overlight. Pointed segmental-headed door opening to nave with cut-stone doorcase having chamfered reveals, hood moulding over, and replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.1990, having tongue-and-groove timber panelled overpanel. Square-headed window openings to sacristy in bipartite arrangement with stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows with one having timber mullions and tracery (forming lancet arrangement), 6/4 timber sash windows, and overlights. Full-height interior with glazed timber panelled internal porch supporting timber panelled gallery to first floor to north, carved timber pews, moulded plasterwork cornices, decorative plasterwork detailing to ceiling, and Gothic-style reredos to chancel. Set back from road on own grounds.(ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1840 – present.(iii) Freestanding belfry, c.1990, to site comprising series of mass-concrete A-profile frames with cast-iron bell, dated 1847.