Edermine House

Church/chapel in Wexford, Ireland, dating from 1855–1865

Attached five-bay double-height single-cell Catholic chapel, built 1860-2, on a rectangular plan. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to gables on trefoil-detailed gabled kneelers including lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to gable (south) on trefoil-detailed gabled kneelers with rendered, ruled and lined buttressed gabled bellcote to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked limestone walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut-granite clasping stepped buttresses to corners having cut-granite "slated" coping. Trefoil-headed lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass roundels. "Rose Window" (north) with cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing iron mesh storm panel over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Full-height interior open into roof with stencilled timber panelled wainscoting supporting carved timber dado rail, stencilled walls, Gothic-style timber rood screen, stencilled timber pews ("IP"), encaustic tiled stepped dais to sanctuary (north) with Gothic-style reredos below stained glass "Rose Window", and e

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1855–1865

Where:
Wexford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.45°N, 6.56°W

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