Mountcharles Church of Ireland Church

Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1859 - 61, comprising three-bay hall having stepped cut stone bellcote over west gable apex , shallow projecting chancel to the east elevation, projecting gable-fronted entrance porch to the west corner of the south elevation, and with single-storey vestry attached to the south side of chancel. Modern flat-roofed toilet extension to the north elevation of chancel. Pitched natural slate roofs having clay ridge tiles, corbelled cut stone eaves course, raised cut stone coping/verges to gable ends, having moulded kneeler stones at eaves level, cut stone fluer-de-lys finial to east gable apex of chancel and to porch to south-west, and cut stone chimneystack to east gable of nave. Mono-pitched natural slate roof to vestry to south side of chancel having raised cut stone verges to gable ends. Coursed squared rubble sandstone walls over chamfered ashlar sandstone plinth course, stepped diagonally-set sandstone buttresses to the corners of the main body of church having ashlar sandstone quoins and coping, stepped buttresses to corners of porch having ashlar sandstone quoins and coping, flush ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds to the corners of chancel, vestry and main body of church. Snecked and squared sandstone construction to chancel. Cut stone fluer-de-lys finial over bellcote. Paired pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of nave having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds with central mullion, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Two pointed-arched lancet window openings to nave gable (west) and to the west side of porch to main body of building having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Three graded pointed-arch window openings to chancel gable (east) having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Trefoil window opening to east gable apex of main body of church and quatrefoil window opening to west gable apex having flush chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Three pointed-arched openings to east elevation of porch and two pointed-arched window openings to the south elevation of vestry having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and leaded quarry-glazed windows. Pointed-headed entrance door opening to south face of porch having chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surround, and timber double-doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Pointed-headed entrance door opening to east elevation of vestry having chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surround, cut stone steps and replacement timber door. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the south/south-east of Mountcharles with gravel forecourt and carpark to north and pathway around church. Lawned areas and cast-iron lamp standards to site. Bounded on road-frontage to the north-east, east and south-east by squared and coursed rubble sandstone boundary wall with rubble stone coping over. Main gateway to the north-east of site comprising a pair of ashlar sandstone gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capstones and a pair of cast- and wrought-iron gates. Associated former Church of Ireland rectory to the south-west (see 40909910).