Saint Patrick's Catholic Church

Church/chapel in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1760–1765

Attached five-bay two-storey Catholic church, built 1764. Renovated and extended, c.1840, comprising two-bay double-height chancel to south-west. Extended, c.1890, comprising two-bay single-storey sacristy to south-east. Reroofed and renovated, c.1990. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, concrete ridge tiles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on rendered eaves. Unpainted replacement cement rendered walls, c.1990. Round-headed window openings with replacement concrete sills, c.1990. Fixed-pane timber windows with stained glass fittings, and replacement fixed-pane timber secondary (protective) glazing, c.1990, along north elevation. Round-headed door opening in fluted pilaster doorcase, c.1840, having pediment, moulded archivolt with keystone, and timber panelled double doors with overpanel. Full-height interior with carved timber pews, balustraded timber circumferential gallery to first floor on fluted Doric columns, decorative plasterwork Classical-style reredos with fluted pilasters, frieze with triglyph motifs and broken pediment over, and barrel-vaulted ceiling on moulded cornice having plasterwork panels. Set back from road in own grounds.

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1760–1765

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.26°N, 7.11°W

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