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Catholic Church of Saint Mary Star of the Sea — Anagaire [Annagary]

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Catholic Church of Saint Mary Star of the Sea — Anagaire [Annagary]
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Freestanding Catholic church, built c.1858, having seven-bay nave, two-bay sacristy to east, three-bay gabled porch to west, and single-bay porch to north. Pitched cement-tile roof on corbels to eaves course, having rendered copings to raised parapets with gablet kneeler stones and stucco cross finials to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched cement-tile roof to sacristy and main porch. Smooth-rendered walls, having raised rendered and painted plinth course with pointed-arch niche over main porch on scrolled pedestal with pediment over and statue inset. Pointed-arch window openings with painted stone sills, raised render surrounds with hood-mouldings and stained-glass windows. Gothic Rose window to west, set within recessed ocular opening with hood-moulding. Square-headed doorways with timber diagonally battened double-leaf door to main entrance, approached by stone steps with rendered flanking walls. Interior has timber panelled balustrade to gallery of c.1903, supported on cast-iron columns with timber panelled balustrade to stairs, timber pews, raised altar with pairs of colonnettes supporting round-headed moulded opening to reredos. Roof has exposed timber trusses with timber sheeted ceiling. Graveyard to site, with formal lawn to north bounded by rubble stone wall.

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