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Detached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1912-3; extant 1916, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on rusticated rendered "Cavetto" kneelers including concrete coping to gable (east) on rusticated rendered "Cavetto" kneelers with rendered buttressed bellcote to apex, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered "Cavetto" eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered battered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Round-headed central door opening with step threshold, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Round-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass quatrefoils with some having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels (west). Round-headed "Trinity Windows" to gables with concrete sills, and concealed dressings having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass quatrefoils. Interior including vestibule; round-headed door opening into nave with timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof with central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass windows (undated) with pair of stained glass windows (west), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered, ----, with Connemara marble-detailed alabaster altar below stained glass "Trinity Window" (undated), and exposed strutted collared timber roof construction on "Cavetto" corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on carved timber cornice. Set in own grounds with rendered panelled piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting iron double gates.
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