St. Pius X Church — Bath Terrace

Detached double-height gable-fronted Catholic church, built 1958, having seven-bay hall, single-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to the centre of the front elevation (south) flanked to either side by shallow full-height breakfronts, projecting single-bay single-storey confessional projections to the east elevation, single-bay single-storey flat-roofed entrance porch to the east elevation, and with three-storey attached sacristy to the north end. Twelve-sided copper-clad roof lantern having conical copper roof with copper cross finial over, glass panelled fixed-frame windows, and splayed stepped off-set copper buttresses to angles; o roughcast rendered bell tower to north-west corner of sacristy having flat-roof over. flat-roofs hidden behind raised cut stone parapet with moulded stone coping over. Cast-iron downpipes with large hopper heads. Rock-faced ashlar granite construction to breakfronts to front with ashlar granite corner pilasters, randomly coursed rubble stone masonry to central section to entrance front having cut stone (granite) cross motif to centre. Rock-faced ashlar granite construction to porch with ashlar granite corner pilasters, and with central shallow projecting doorcase to centre with ashlar granite surround. Roughcast rendered finish to other elevations with flush concrete block-and-start quoins to the corners to the north end. Flush concrete quoins to corners of porch and confessionals. Paired and single square-headed window openings, with flush block-and-start concrete surrounds, stepped concrete keystones and splayed concrete sills, and with leaded coloured glass windows. Square-headed window openings to sacristy with block-and-start concrete surrounds, splayed concrete sills, and having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed door opening to porch with stepped ashlar granite reveals, rock-faced ashlar granite surrounds, chamfered ashlar granite lintel with Gibbsian keystone, flanking granite holy water fonts, timber linen-fold double-doors with glass overlight. Accessed by flight of concrete steps with painted metal handrails. Interior with gallery over entrance and to west of chancel; plastered walls and ceiling with segmental plastered vault. Polished marble altar, chair and lectern to chancel. Set back from road in an elevated location to the east of the centre of Moville. Bounded on road-frontage to the south by randomly coursed rubble stone walls with moulded coping over. Vehicular gateway to the south comprising a pair of rock-faced ashlar granite gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capping, and with iron gates; pedestrian gateways to either side of vehicular gateway having rock-faced ashlar granite piers with pyramidal capping over, and with iron gates. Associated parochial house (see 40809041) to the east and former convent (see 40809039) adjacent to the west.