Saint John's Catholic Church

Protected Structure in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1840–1850

Detached five-bay double-height Gothic Revival Catholic church, c.1845, with single-bay full-height chancel to south-east having single-bay single-storey lean-to chapel to south, two-bay single-storey sacristy to east with single-bay single-storey gabled advanced porch, and single-bay five-stage entrance tower to north-west on a square plan. Extended, c.1870, comprising three-bay single-storey parallel range to north-east, and five-bay single-storey parallel range to south-west. Pitched slate roofs (behind parapets to additional ranges) with clay ridge tiles, cut-stone coping having cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on brackets. Roof to tower not visible behind parapet. Kilkenny limestone ashlar walls to north-west elevation and to tower with cut-limestone dressings including clasping buttresses, moulded stringcourses, polygonal corner ‘turret’s to top stage extending through battlemented parapet forming pinnacles, and polygonal corner piers to nave with elongated pinnacles. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls to remainder with rendered buttresses and cut-stone quoins. Broken coursed rusticated squared Kilkenny limestone wall to sacristy. Pointed-arch window openings to nave with cut-stone surrounds and tracery. Grouped (three) lancet window openings to chancel with cut-stone surrounds and tracery, and rose window over to gable. Lancet window openings

Type:
Protected Structure

Period:
1840–1850

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.26°N, 7.11°W

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