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Donegal Presbyterian Church — Meetinghouse Street

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Donegal Presbyterian Church — Meetinghouse Street
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Detached three-bay single-storey Presbyterian church/meeting house on T-shaped plan, dated 1886, having single-bay transept attached to the west elevation at the north end of the main body of the building and shallow projection attached to the east elevation at the north end of the main body of the building, and having gabled bellcote over entrance gable (south). Two-bay extension added to the west end of the transept to west, c. 2005, matching architectural style and detailing of original building. Pitched natural slate roofs having decorative terracotta ridge cresting, cast-iron rainwater goods supported on corbelled eaves course, and having kneeler stones to gable ends. Wrought-iron finial over bellcote. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth with ruled-and-lined smooth render strips to the corners and having smooth rendered band at eaves level. Continuous smooth rendered sill course; continuous moulded render stringcourse forming hoodmouldings over window and door openings. Raised smooth rendered date to bellcote. Smooth render roundel motif below gable apex to the east projection. Depressed pointed-arched/pointed segmental-headed window openings having smooth rendered reveals and cast-iron windows with cast-iron latticed detailing. Triple-light window openings over main entrance door to south gable comprising central depressed pointed-arched/ pointed segmental-headed window opening flanked by triangular-headed window openings ; twin triangular-headed window openings to east gable of projection to the east. Central square-headed door opening to the entrance gable (south) having timber panelled double doors with plain overlights, and smooth rendered reveals with stucco colonnettes. Flight of concrete steps serving doorway. Square-headed doorway to the east gable end of east projection having timber doors. Set back from road in elevated site to the north-west/west of Donegal Town centre. Rendered boundary wall to road-frontage to south having vehicular entrance to the east end comprising rendered gate piers and wrought-iron double gates, and with pedestrian entrance to the west end comprising rendered gate piers and a wrought-iron gate.

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