Church of St. John the Baptist — Clontarf Road

Freestanding gable-fronted Catholic church, built 1835-8, having five-bay nave, full-height chancel with later double-height apse with hipped roof to north built 1893, gabled porch and gabled chapel to east elevation, gabled porch to west elevation, and two-bay porches to south (street elevation) and west elevation built 1910, and with five-bay sacristy with hipped roof to north end of west elevation. Pitched natural slate roof having carved limestone crenellations to south elevation, with cross finials. cut stone bell-cote to rear gable, having raised barges with cut stone kneelers and capping stones, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar sandstone to south elevation having limestone plinth and stringcourse, octagonal-plan corner buttresses, two niches with statuettes to upper level having carved limestone surround and corbelled base. Smooth rendered walls to east, west and north elevations. Pointed arch lancet windows having ashlar stone surrounds, carved stone tracery and hood-mouldings and stained glass. Pointed arch door openings to south porch having carved limestone surrounds and double-leaf timber panelled doors, and carved limestone hood-moulding. Tudor-arch door openings to east elevation having timber panelled doors. Interior having rib-vaulted plastered ceiling, plastered walls with timber wainscoting, tripartite chancel arch with marble shafts to columns, timber gallery to south end having timber columns and part-glazed timber screen beneath to entrance lobby and timber parquet floor, marble floor to altar, and with some tiles to east side altar. Three carved marble altars with reredos. Set back from road and having cut granite plinth wall with wrought-iron railings and gates, and with carved ashlar stone piers to east and west sides of south boundary. Associated Holy Faith Convent located to west of site, with parish centre and Holy Faith secondary school to north.