Trinity Presbyterian Church (First) — Upper Main Street

Freestanding double-height Presbyterian Church over basement level, built 1905-7 and rebuilt c. 1920, having tripartite three-bay front elevation (west) with central single-bay gable-fronted section flanked to the south by advanced three-storey tower (on square-plan) having two-storey tower\turret (on circular\semi-circular plan) to the east side with conical roof over, and with advanced two-storey gable-fronted bay to the north end of the front elevation. Gabled church\meeting hall to the east. Four-bay nave with gabled single-storey extension to rear. Pitched natural slate roof with some terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with decorative metal roof vent to apex. Lead finial to apex of nave. Raised triangular pediment to façade and projecting bay with limestone coping to gables and with carved sandstone tripartite ogee-openings to pediments, now blocked. Clasping red and yellow cut sandstone buttresses to side elevations of hall\nave. Snecked limestone and slate walls with pilasters to corners of tower having flush cut sandstone block-and-start quoins. Sandstone date stone to north wall of projection to north end of front elevation (west) having date ‘1640’ and date stone to south wall of south tower dated 1907’. Painted lined-and-ruled rendered walls to nave and rear of gable-fronted projection. Unpainted rendered wall to rear. Concrete block construction to round tower. Lancet-arched window opening to gable to rear having stained glass window. Segmental-headed tripartite window opening over entrance and square-headed window openings to projection, tower and either side of entrance, with carved sandstone ogee-headed windows, having leaded stained glass windows with Georgian wired glass storm screens to outside. Pointed-arch window openings to nave with Gothic plate tracery windows, and having leaded stained glass windows with storm screens to outside. Paired concrete ogee-headed window openings to north elevation of nave with leaded stained glass window. Pointed-arch window opening to round tower with cast-iron grid glazing. Moulded Perpendicular Gothic tracery to tympani to gabled blocks to front elevation. Central square-headed door opening with paired double-leaf timber battened doors, moulded cornice lintel and with overlight with Perpendicular Gothic detailing. Doorway reached by flight of stone steps. Shouldered door opening to rear of projection with timber battened door with rectangular overlight. Projecting metal light fittings over entrances. Two-bay double-height hall to rear comprising pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, some cast-iron rainwater goods, painted rendered walls and square-headed window openings with remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Interior with timber choir over entrance supported on cast-iron columns and served by timber staircase; stained glass windows to all sides, timber pews, and organ niche to central niche to rear of altar. Hall at basement level. Decorative wrought-iron gates and railings to front marked ‘D. Wallace L’Kenny’. Road-fronted to the north of the centre of Letterkenny.