Catholic Church of the Holy Family — Chapel Street

Detached eight-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1887-8; dated 1888; dedicated 1888; extant 1895, comprising seven-bay double-height nave opening into seven-bay double-height lean-to side aisles centred on single-bay full-height apse (east) on a semi-circular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porches to entrance (west) front centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch. "Improved", 1914-6, producing present composition. Renovated, 1982, with sanctuary reordered. Reroofed, 1998. Replacement pitched slate roof with lean-to slate roofs to side aisles, clay ridge tiles terminating in wrought iron Cross finial to apex (east), cut-limestone "slated" coping to gable to entrance (west) front on drag edged tooled cut-limestone corbel kneelers with tuck pointed drag edged dragged limestone ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex, and uPVC rainwater goods on cut-limestone "Cavetto" consoles retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes with rosette-detailed straps. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with drag edged rock faced cut-limestone clasping buttresses to corners having drag edged tooled cut-limestone "slated" coping. Paired lancet window openings (clerestorey) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Paired lancet window openings (side aisles) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings to apse (east) with concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front, concealed dressings having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch central door opening with step threshold, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start having colonette-detailed reveals with hood moulding over on monolithic label stops framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Lancet flanking window openings, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Interior including vestibule (west); pointed segmental-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with pair of cut-white marble Classical-style wall monuments (ob. 1832; 1950), perforated timber panelled organ gallery (west) on bull nose-detailed timber posts supporting timber panelled pipe organ centred on "Trinity Window", glazed tiled central aisle between timber pews, pointed-arch arcades on drag edged dragged limestone ashlar octagonal pillars, exposed pointed-arch braced scissor truss timber roof construction on "Cavetto"-detailed "Bowtell" corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling on carved timber cornice, pointed-arch "floating" chancel arch on Corinthian colonettes on "Cavetto"-detailed "Bowtell" corbels framing mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1982, with carpeted stepped "predella" supporting cut-veined white marble Gothic-style altar (1914) below stained glass windows (undated), stencilled polygonal vaulted ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice, mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped daises to side altars with cut-veined white marble Gothic-style baptismal font (1914; north) or cut-veined white marble Gothic-style memorial altar (1914; south) below stained glass memorial windows (undated), timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting to side aisles supporting carved timber dado rail, paired Gothic-style timber stations between paired stained glass memorial windows (ob.1850-1922), and exposed strutted timber roof construction on "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site.