Church of the Ascension (Timoleague)

Church/chapel in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1800–1815

Freestanding double-height gable-fronted Church of Ireland church, rebuilt 1802-11, in the Board of First Fruits Gothic Revival style. Two-stage bell tower with pointed pinnacles to front (west), two-bay nave with single-bay transepts to sides (north, south), and later (1863) single-bay chancel to rear (east) having single-storey vestry to side (north). Southern transept added 1890. Pitched slate roofs throughout with rendered gable copings, cast-iron and aluminium rainwater goods. Tooled limestone corner pinnacles and clock (1904) to tower. Rubble stone walls with dressed stone quoins. Pointed arch window openings with tooled limestone sills to side elevations of nave and transepts, having block-and-start surrounds and tooled Y-tracery. Pointed arch window opening to rear elevation of chancel, having tooled limestone sill, surround and three-light intersecting tracery with overlights. Pointed arch window openings with tooled limestone sills and surrounds to front elevation of nave and front and rear elevations of transepts. Pointed arch window opening with rubble stone voussoirs and limestone sill to rear (east) elevation of vestry. Pointed arch window opening with tooled limestone sill and surround to front elevation of bell tower to ground floor, set within former pointed arch door opening. Lead-lined lattice and lead-lined stained glass windows throughout. Eastern chancel w

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1800–1815

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.65°N, 8.76°W

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