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Hollymount Presbyterian Church

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Hollymount Presbyterian Church
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Detached three-bay two-storey Presbyterian manse, built 1856; extant 1886, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lean-to central return (east). Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. "Improved", post-1918, producing present composition. For sale, 2002. Vacated, 2003. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on lean-to slate roof (east) with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Fine roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening into manse with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings including square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation centred on segmental-headed window opening (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows with six-over-six timber sash windows to rear (east) elevation having horizontal glazing bars centred on five-over-five timber sash window behind wrought iron bars. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, run moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting timber banister, carved timber "Torus" surround to window opening to half-landing, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and run moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to windows. Set in unkempt grounds shared with Hollymount Presbyterian Church.

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