Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception

Church/chapel in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1870–1880

Freestanding double-height gable-fronted Catholic church, commenced 1870 and completed 1880, comprising central eight-bay nave with clerestory and dormer attic, flanked by eight-bay single-storey side aisles to sides (north, south). Two-stage tower to south-west corner and three-stage spired bell tower to north-west corner. Gable-fronted transepts and single-storey side chapels to sides (north, south) of nave. L-plan single-storey sacristy to south-east corner and canted front chancel to rear (east) of nave. Pitched slate roofs with ornate cast-iron ridge cresting with terminal finials, tooled limestone gable copings with cruciform finials and octagonal tooled limestone corner turrets to nave and transepts. Lean-to slate roofs to side aisles. Hipped slate roof to south-western tower, having lead flashing, wrought-iron cruciform finial and tooled limestone parapet wall with corner turrets concealing gutters. Pitched slate roofs with cast-iron ridge cresting to side chapels, having tooled limestone gable coping with cruciform finials. Pitched slate roof to sacristy, having fleur-de-lis cast-iron ridge cresting, tooled limestone gable copings and ashlar limestone chimneystack. Hipped slate roof to chancel, having ashlar limestone gablets with cruciform finials to each bay. Tooled limestone eaves courses and cast-iron rainwater goods throughout. Octagonal tooled limestone needle sp

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1870–1880

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.62°N, 8.89°W

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