Saint Patrick's Catholic Church — Aghagower

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, rebuilt 1952; dated 1952, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height apse to crossing (east) on a half-octagonal plan abutting single-bay three-stage tower on a square plan. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles terminating in wrought iron Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves boards on roughcast eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Paired round-headed window openings with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass pierced quatrefoils. Round-headed "Trinity Windows" (transepts) with rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass pierced quatrefoils. Paired round-headed window openings to apse (east) with concrete sills, and rendered surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on square leaded glazing bars. Round-headed "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front with rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having chevron- or saw tooth-detailed stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass pierced quatrefoils. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having sidelights on panelled risers; full-height interior with choir gallery (west) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (----), "terrazzo" central aisle between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (----), pair of cut-limestone wall monuments (ob. 1835; 1859) with cut-veined white marble Gothic-style wall monument (ob. 1910), and elliptical-headed chancel arch framing cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (east) reordered, ----, with carpeted stepped "predella" supporting quatrefoil-detailed cut-veined white marble Gothic-style altar. Set in landscaped grounds including salvaged cut-limestone date stone ("1824").