Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's)

Church/chapel in Kilkenny, Ireland, dating from 1735–1740

Detached four- or five-bay double-height Church of Ireland church, built 1739, on a cruciform plan comprising two- or three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height chancel to crossing (east); single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. "Improved", 1820, producing present composition. Closed, 1951. Deconsecrated, 1957. Adapted to alternative use, 1963. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables with abbreviated finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone "Cavetto" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed rubble limestone battered walls with tooled cut- or hammered limestone flush quoins to corners; tuck pointed margined tooled limestone ashlar surface finish to entrance (west) front on cut-limestone chamfered plinth; part repointed rubble limestone walls (tower) on cut-limestone chamfered plinth with "arrow loop"-detailed margined tooled limestone ashlar piers to corners on margined tooled cut-limestone battered plinths including diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped "arrow loop"-detailed margined tooled limestone ashlar piers to corners (bell stage) framing battlemented parapet having cut-limestone "saddleback" coping. Pointed-arch window openings (nave) with cut-limestone si

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1735–1740

Where:
Kilkenny, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.65°N, 7.25°W

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