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Catholic Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle — Callow

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Catholic Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle — Callow
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Detached three-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1811-2; extant 1838, on a cruciform plan originally two-bay double-height on a T-shaped plan comprising single-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (west). "Improved", 1928-32, producing present composition. Renovated, 1948-9. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 2006. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles terminating in wrought iron Cross finials to apexes, lichen-covered coping to gable to chancel (west) with Cross finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Pointed-arch window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (west) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings to "cheeks" with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Full-height interior "restored", 2006, with trefoil-detailed arcaded timber choir gallery (east) on chamfered timber posts below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1943), tessellated glazed terracotta tiled central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, Gothic-style timber memorial stations (1951), stained glass memorial windows (undated) to transepts, timber boarded stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (west) reordered, ----, with mosaic-tiled cut-veined white marble panelled memorial altar (undated) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (undated), and timber boarded polygonal vaulted ceiling in timber frame on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site with rendered piers to perimeter having pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron-detailed double gates.

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