Saint Mary Magdalene's Catholic Church

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, completed 1831, on a rectangular plan with single-bay full-height gabled breakfront to entrance (west) front. Renovated, ----, with interior "improved". Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Refenestrated, 2003. Pitched slate roof behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on rendered kneelers, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Gritdashed roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners; gritdashed roughcast surface finish to entrance (west) front on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered plinth with diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped granite ashlar piers to corners supporting cut-granite "Cavetto" coping to parapet centred on buttressed gabled bellcote framing cast-bronze bell. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement nine-over-nine timber sash windows having interlocking Y-tracery glazing bars. Tudor-headed door openings to entrance (west) front with cut-granite thresholds, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on label stops framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors having overpanels centred on replacement glazed timber double doors having overlight. Pointed-arch central window opening, cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panel. Pointed-arch flanking window openings with timber mullions, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings on label stops framing replacement six-over-six timber sash windows having Y-tracery glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with replacement glazed timber double doors; full-height interior with stained glass memorial "West Window" (1992), tessellated terracotta tiled aisles between timber pews, timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, Gothic-style timber stations centred on Gothic-style timber confessional boxes, cut-limestone Classical-style wall monument (ob. 1825) with polished brass shield wall monument (ob. 1904), carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ----, with replacement cut-veined white marble altar table, and moulded plasterwork cornice to compartmentalised panelled ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds.