First Bailieborough Presbyterian Church — LISGAR

Freestanding seven-bay Presbyterian church, built 1795, with galleried interior focussed on long side, central gable-fronted entrance porch, gabled outcrop to rear with external stair to gallery. Pitched replacement slate roof, raised eaves course with widely-spaced corbels to front and rear, replacement rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with recessed plinth. Circular plaque near gable apex reading 'CONGREGATION FOUNDED AD 1714' in raised surround, raised platband to base of gable arching over two semi-circular plaques of polished stone reading 'the Reverend Mr Mongomery 1795' and 'RE-ROOFED A.D. 1902'. Central iron plaque reading 'Re-roofed A.D. 2001'. Round-headed windows and pointed arch openings to gables having raised render surrounds and painted sills with replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed replacement sheeted timber door with uPVC overlight. Internally compartmented sheeted timber ceiling, recent stained glass with burning-bush motif to fanlight of entrance, carved stone plaque to walls. Timber pulpit and table positioned against front elevation, panelled timber gallery supported on columns to long rear elevation, panelled timber box pews beneath having with brass numbers. Set back from the road in graveyard surrounded by cut stone grave markers and slabs, bounded at road by rubble stone wall having rendered coping with recent lamps at intervals. Square-plan gate piers, rotated at angle, having rendered cappings with projecting bands surmounted by recent lanterns, replacement gates. Presbyterian hall, built c.1870, to west.