Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart — Kincon

Detached seven-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1928-9, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, 1985, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on rendered thumbnail beaded kneelers with mild steel Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards on rendered eaves. Gritdashed roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered strips to corners supporting rendered band to eaves. Lancet window openings with concrete or rendered sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" (east) with concrete or rendered sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window opening to entrance (west) front with concrete or rendered sill, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Pointed segmental-headed opposing door openings (west) with rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Full-height interior open into roof with arcaded choir gallery (west) below stained glass "West Window" (----), carpeted central aisle between trefoil-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass windows (1985), exposed collared timber roof construction on thumbnail beaded corbels with wind braced timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling in carved timber frame, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1985, with Romanesque-style timber altar below stained glass "Trinity Window" (----). Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled chamfered piers to perimeter having cruciform-detailed roll moulded gabled capping.