Catholic Church of Our Lady — Rakestreet

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, built 1886; extant 1895, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to entrance (north) front. Renovated, 1916, with interior "improved". Modified, post-1923, producing present composition. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof with roll moulded clay ridge tiles, concrete coping to gables on thumbnail beaded corbel kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls on rendered plinth. Lancet window openings including paired lancet window openings to chancel (south) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window opening to gable to entrance (north) front with concrete sill, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Interior including vestibule (north); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof with timber panelled choir gallery (north) below stained glass "North Window" (undated), tiled central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, paired stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (south) reordered, ----, with replacement timber altar table below pair of stained glass windows (undated), and exposed strutted collared timber roof construction with wind braced timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling. Set in unkempt grounds.