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Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — Scotshouse

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Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception — Scotshouse
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Freestanding gable-fronted Roman Catholic Church, built 1924-5, having gabled entrance porch projecting from gable front, and bellcote to one side, five-bay box side aisles, and sacristy to south east elevation. Pitched slate roof with cut limestone cross finials and aluminium rainwater goods. Limestone pointed bellcote having cut limestone copings, string course and carved plaque with Celtic cross motif. Roughly dressed limestone walls with strap pointing. Bipartite round-headed window openings to side aisles with limestone block-and-start surrounds, triple-light windows to front and rear elevations, with stained-glass window to rear. Round-headed door opening having cut limestone door surround with carved limestone panel above, flanking blank round-headed niches under continuous string course, and double-leaf timber battened door accessed via limestone steps. Round-headed arcading to interior separating nave from side aisles, marble reredos and altar, and carved timber gallery. Rubble stone boundary wall to front of site.

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