Saint Catherine's Hall

Church hall/parish hall in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1855–1865

Attached single-bay (four-bay deep) two-storey gable-fronted hall, built 1859-61, on a T-shaped plan with pair of single-bay three-stage towers on square plans framing single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay single-storey wings. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roof with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables including cut-granite coping to gable (west) on cut-granite "Cavetto" kneelers with block finial to apex, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on lead-covered moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes; pitched slate roofs (wings) with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, roll-topped cut-granite coping to gables, and concealed rainwater goods in ogee-detailed cut-granite cornices retaining cast-iron downpipes. Series of three round-headed openings (porch) with cut-granite thresholds, and cut-granite pilasters with archivolts centred on diamond pointed rusticated keystones framing replacement timber fittings. Square-headed window openings (west) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing margined two-over-one timber sash windows. Round-headed window openings below round windows (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing margined two-over-one timber sash windows below margined pivot fittings. Round-headed window openings in round-headed recesses (towers) with cut-

Type:
Church hall/parish hall

Period:
1855–1865

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.26°N, 7.11°W

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