Saint Brigid's Catholic Church — Johnstown Road

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, dated 1836; opened 1836, on a rectangular plan comprising three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (west) with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (east) front. "Repaired", 1890. Renovated with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs; pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), trefoil-perforated crested terracotta ridge tiles, felt-covered coping to gables with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed open bed pediment to gable to entrance (east) front, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron conical hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth; roughcast surface finish to entrance (east) front bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered monolithic piers to corners. Round-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered flush surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels (east) or leaded stained glass panels (west). Round-headed "Trinity Window" to chancel (west) with concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Round-headed blind openings to entrance (east) front centred on round-headed window opening with cut-granite sill, and rendered flush surround framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panel. Elliptical-headed "lunette" window opening (porch) with cut-granite sill, and moulded rendered archivolt centred on rusticated keystone framing fanlight. Square-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with concealed dressings framing timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Interior including vestibule (east); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors; full-height interior open into roof with reclaimed baptismal font, encaustic tiled central aisle between quatrefoil-detailed timber pews, timber panelled choir gallery (east) on paper-covered pillars on cut-granite padstones, grouped timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (1954), exposed strutted King post timber roof construction with wind braced timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice, and round-headed chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (west) reordered with cut-veined white marble altar table below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1954). Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.