Survey Data
Reg No
30806005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Church/chapel
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1885 - 1890
Coordinates
180178, 331470
Date Recorded
10/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached Roman Catholic church, built 1889 to a design by Andrew Scott, with half-octagonal chancel, porches and sacristy to five-bay nave. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron finial, ashlar bellcote and stone corbels supporting cast-iron rainwater goods. Rock-faced Ballisadore limestone walls with plinths and buttresses. Date plaque above porch door. Carved stone surrounds to windows and doors. Ogee-headed lancet windows to nave and double traceried windows in pointed openings to chancel, all with stained glass. Paired ogee windows to sacristy. Pointed-arch doorway in west gable with hood moulding, relieving arch of alternate smooth and rock-faced voussoirs. Timber and glazed double door with steps. Cast-iron finial and cut stone relieving arch above shouldered-arch opening with glazed timber door. Grave markers to graveyard. Site bounded by roughly dressed limestone walls.
Appraisal
This attractive church, articulated in a Gothic idiom, is a visual and spiritual focus in Dromahair. Using local materials, the bold treatment of the buttresses creates a well-defined rhythm to the nave. The interior of the church is illuminated by light streaming through the artistically stained glass windows. Decorative detail is found throughout the church enhancing its architectural, technical and artistical significance.