Catholic Church of Our Lady of Visitation

Church/chapel in Tipperary north, Ireland, dating from 1835–1845

Freestanding gable-fronted cruciform-plan Catholic church, erected 1887 at Rear Cross, but originally made c.1860 for Methodist community in Wales. Restored c 2000. Building has three-bay side elevations to nave, single-bay transepts, single-bay sacristy behind altar, and square-plan tower attached to south-west front corner of nave. Tower has metal-clad broached spire above louvres, and pitched roof with pressed metal imitation shingling below louvres. Pitched ribbed corrugated-iron roof to main building, with decorative cast-iron cresting. Corrugated-iron walls with rendered masonry plinth. Pointed-arch timber-framed window openings with lead light glazing set. Pointed-arch door openings with diagonally boarded timber doors. Interior with exposed truss with arched braces and timber boarded ceiling. Interior walls having vertical timber boarding. Timber galleries to rear and to east and west transepts.

Type:

Church/chapel

Period:

1835–1845

Where:

Tipperary north, Ireland

Coordinates:

52.69°N, 8.24°W

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