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Drogheda Presbyterian Church

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Drogheda Presbyterian Church
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The Presbyterian Church erected in 1827. Its facade which is rather unusual for an ecclesiastical building is due to the two slightly projecting turrets which were added as a gift from the Corporation in office at the time of its erection. Palace Street and its continuation, King Street, follow the line of the town wall, and were together known in mediaeval records as "Great East Wall Street". The houses on the outer fosse or ditch, hence their very deep basements, below street level here, but at ground level at their back entrances in Francis Street.
The Presbyterian Church erected in 1827. Its facade which is rather unusual for an ecclesiastical building is due to the two slightly projecting turrets which were added as a gift from the Corporation in office at the time of its erection. Palace Street and its continuation, King Street, follow the line of the town wall, and were together known in mediaeval records as "Great East Wall Street". The houses on the outer fosse or ditch, hence their very deep basements, below street level here, but at ground level at their back entrances in Francis Street. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Presbyterian Church erected in 1827. Its facade which is rather unusual for an ecclesiastical building is due to the two slightly projecting turrets which were added as a gift from the Corporation in office at the time of its erection. Palace Street and its continuation, King Street, follow the line of the town wall, and were together known in mediaeval records as "Great East Wall Street". The houses on the outer fosse or ditch, hence their very deep basements, below street level here, but at ground level at their back entrances in Francis Street. <a href=" http://www.streetsofdublin.com " rel="nofollow">www.streetsofdublin.com</a>
The Presbyterian Church erected in 1827. Its facade which is rather unusual for an ecclesiastical building is due to the two slightly projecting turrets which were added as a gift from the Corporation in office at the time of its erection. Palace Street and its continuation, King Street, follow the line of the town wall, and were together known in mediaeval records as "Great East Wall Street". The houses on the outer fosse or ditch, hence their very deep basements, below street level here, but at ground level at their back entrances in Francis Street. <a href=" http://www.streetsofdublin.com " rel="nofollow">www.streetsofdublin.com</a> · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

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One word in the official record changes the whole story. Four-centred arched window opening to first floor, limestone perpendicular tracery, hood moulding, chamfered reveal and leaded stained-glass windows.
Attached single-bay two-storey-over basement Gothic Revival Presbyterian church, built 1827. Gable-fronted west elevation flanked by octagonal turrets. Roof hidden from view behind gable parapet. Tooled ashlar limestone walling, carved limestone string courses, crowning pinnacle to gable, crenellated parapet to turrets. Four-centred arched window opening to first floor, limestone perpendicular tracery, hood moulding, chamfered reveal and leaded stained-glass windows. Pointed arch door opening, flanked by carved ogee-arched tracery panels, chamfered reveals, timber panelled door, wrought-iron bootscraper to limestone entrance platform accessed by limestone step. Segmental-headed door openings to basement, north and south of main entrance, accessed via lateral quadrant stairways, plain-glazed overlights, timber vertically-sheeted doors. Church set back from street front site bounded by limestone plinth wall surmounted by wrought- and cast-iron railings.
Four-centred arched window opening to first floor, limestone perpendicular tracery, hood moulding, chamfered reveal and leaded stained-glass windows.
Designed by Austin Nicholls in 1827 the style of this building is described by Casey and Rowan as ""charming carpenter's Gothic in stone"" and the tracery panels flanking the main door are particularly reminiscent of contemporary trends in woodworking. An attractive example of the early-nineteenth century Gothic Revival style the church forms a handsome set piece with the houses to either side and is an eye-catching feature of this predominantly red brick streetscape. A fine stained glass window is of artistic interest.

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Four-centred arched window opening to first floor, limestone perpendicular tracery, hood moulding, chamfered reveal and leaded stained-glass windows.

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