Survey Data
Reg No
13901905
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1805 - 1825
Coordinates
314420, 290945
Date Recorded
21/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built c. 1815, in Board of First Fruits style, remodelled c. 1840 in Tudor Gothic style. Six-bay crenellated rectangular hall connected by narrow neck to three-stage crenellated and pinnacled tower to west with upper stage added c. 1840. Pitched artificial slate roof, artificial ridge tiles, parapet gutters, cast-iron downpipes and hoppers to east gable. Unpainted roughcast rendered walling, stepped splay-capped angle buttresses to tower, five stepped pinnacled buttresses to north and south elevations of nave, corner buttresses, crenellations between buttresses; random rubble stone crenellated walling to upper section of tower, stone string course on corbels, engaged triple columns rising to pinnacles with carved finial at each corner. Pointed arch window openings, splayed rendered reveals to nave and west elevation of tower, stone sills, timber Y-tracery windows with diamond panes and quatrefoils at apex; four-point arched window opening to east elevation in splayed recess, limestone tripartite plate tracery, splayed reveals, chamfered limestone sill, stained glass leaded lights; pointed arch openings to belfry, painted timber louvres; pointed arch opening to west elevation tower, plain-glazed fixed light. Pointed arch door openings to west and south elevations of tower, tooled splayed limestone stone surrounds, painted vertically-sheeted timber doors, wrought-iron strap hinges, concrete steps. Graveyard to east, possible former rectory to south, rubble stone boundary wall with soldier coping, random rubble gate piers, stone capping, wrought-iron gates.
Appraisal
Remodelled in a Tudor-Gothic style c. 1840, this church contains attractive traceried windows and substantial buttresses. The detailed execution of the upper stage of the tower come as a surprise in comparison with the comparatively plain treatment of the remainder. The narrow neck connecting the tower to the hall is an unusual feature. Its discreet wooded location reflects the quiet religious life of this rural area.