St Anthony's Hall — Clontarf Road

Detached gable-fronted town hall, built 1896, refaced and converted to Catholic church 1926, now in use as parish hall. Pitched slate roof, hipped to north (formerly altar) end, having carved granite verge stones, kneelers and finial to front elevation. Moulded red brick eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods to side (east and west) elevations. Rusticated granite walling with buttresses and cut stone quoins and plinth coping to front elevation. Red brick walls laid in English garden wall bond to side elevations, having red brick buttresses. Roughcast render to rear elevation. Lancet windows having ashlar granite surrounds, carved granite hood-mouldings and clear glass to front elevation. Segmental-headed window openings to side elevations, having moulded yellow brick voussoirs, moulded red brick reveals, cut granite sills and replacement windows. Shouldered door opening set within pointed arch recess having ashlar granite surround, carved pavior, carved shield to tympanum, cut granite entrance steps and platform, and with double-leaf timber panelled doors. Interior having queen-post roof truss, timber soffit, plastered walls with timber wainscotting, timber gallery to south (formerly entrance) end having part-glazed timber screen beneath and timber floor. Coffered baldacchino to north end having marble cladding to reredos beneath with gold mosaic detailing. Encaustic tiles to entrance lobby. Set back from road, having cut granite plinth wall with cast-iron railings with smooth rendered gate piers with cut granite capping stones. Associated later Catholic church located to north.