Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael

Church/chapel in Wexford, Ireland, dating from 1890–1905

Detached eight-bay double-height Catholic church, designed 1894; built 1895-1902; opened 1902, on a cruciform plan comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into five-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles with single-bay (two-bay deep) double-height double-pile transepts centred on single-bay double-height apse to crossing on a projecting polygonal plan; single-bay six-stage tower (north-west) on a square plan supporting octagonal spire. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan; lean-to slate roofs (side aisles); polygonal-ended pitched slate roof (apse), quatrefoil-perforated crested clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables on gabled "Hollow" kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, cut-granite coping to gable (east) with cut-granite gabled bellcote to apex framing cast-bronze bell, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" corbels retaining cast-iron hoppers and square profile downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on paired cut-granite chamfered cushion courses on tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone plinth with stepped buttresses including clasping stepped buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Paired lancet window openings (clerestorey) with cut-granite sill courses, and cut- or hammered granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood moul

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1890–1905

Where:
Wexford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.39°N, 6.94°W

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