Saint Mary's Catholic Church — Main Street

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, begun 1806; completed 1830, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on chancel to crossing (east); three-bay full-height sacristy (east) on a symmetrical plan centred on single-bay three-stage engaged tower on a square plan supporting octagonal spire. "Unfinished", 1837. "Finished", 1840. Renovated, 1956. Renovated with sanctuary reordered. "Restored", 1996. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with lichen-spotted ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite kneelers including cut-granite coping to gable to entrance (west) front on cut-granite kneelers with Celtic Cross finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to corners; repointed coursed or snecked rubble granite walls (east) with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Tudor-headed window openings (nave) with cut-granite sills, Y-mullions (west), and rendered surrounds having stepped reveals (west) or cut-granite surrounds having stepped reveals (east) framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Tudor-headed window openings (transepts) with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite surrounds having stepped reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch central door opening (east) with cut-granite step threshold, and cut-granite surround having moulded reveals framing timber panelled double doors having overpanel. Lancet flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having stepped reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Tudor-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered repointed yellow brick block-and-start surrounds framing twelve-over-twelve timber sash windows having Y-tracery glazing bars. Full-height interior with balustraded choir gallery (west), carpeted central aisle between timber pews, Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass windows (----), and stained glass windows (undated) centred on cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (east) reordered with cut-veined white marble panelled altar below Classical-style reredos. Set in landscaped grounds with granite ashlar piers to perimeter having stringcourses below pyramidal capping supporting crocketed cast-iron double gates.