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Catholic Church of Our Lady — Ballymonnelly

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Catholic Church of Our Lady — Ballymonnelly
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Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, dated 1952. Renovated, 1971[?], with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles terminating in rendered gabled bellcote to apex to entrance (west) front framing cast-bronze bell, slightly sproketed eaves, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered thumbnail beaded consoles. Rendered walls on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Round-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Round-headed "Trinity Window" to chancel (east) with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenges". Round-headed door opening to entrance (west) front with concrete threshold, and rusticated rendered block-and-start surround having moulded reveals framing replacement glazed timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Round-headed window opening to gable with concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fitting having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass "lozenge". Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof with arcaded choir gallery (west) below stained glass memorial "West Window" (undated), tessellated "quarry tile" central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated), stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1971[?], with Classical-style timber altar below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (undated), and exposed pointed-arch braced Hammerbeam timber roof construction on thumbnail beaded corbels with wind braced ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having stepped capping supporting replacement mild steel double gates.

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