Saint Patrick's Catholic Church

Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, completed 1830; extant 1838, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (east) with single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. Reconstructed, 1956-7, producing present composition. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles terminating in copper Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on part iron- or lead-covered concrete eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Repointed tuck pointed snecked limestone walls with benchmark-inscribed drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; repointed tuck pointed snecked limestone walls to tower with lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone chamfered stringcourses. Pointed-arch window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone chamfered flush sills, Y-mullions, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on foliate label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone chamfered flush sill, interlocking Y-mullions, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet window openings to gable to entrance (west) front with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square leaded glazing bars. Lancet window opening to tower (first stage) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having lattice glazing bars. Square-headed window openings (second stage) with Y-mullions, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch openings (bell stage) with Y-mullions, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings over on label stops framing louvered fittings. Interior including vestibule (west) with cut-veined white marble wall monument (ob. 1864; 1877); segmental-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with timber panelled choir gallery (west), encaustic tiled central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated), cut-veined Connemara marble stepped dais to sanctuary to crossing (east) with arcaded communion railings centred on hexafoil-detailed cut-veined white marble panelled altar below stained glass memorial "East Window" (1926), and exposed split arch braced collared timber roof construction on beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to timber boarded ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar chamfered piers to perimeter having lichen-covered "Cavetto"-detailed pyramidal capping.