Catholic Church of the Holy Cross

Protected Structure in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1855–1875

Detached nine-bay single- and two-storey Gothic Revival Catholic church, built 1856 – 1871, on site of earlier church, pre-1840, on a quasi T-shaped plan comprising six-bay double-height nave with six-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles to north and to south (having single-bay single-storey gabled projecting lower porch to north), single-bay double-height transepts to north and to south, two-bay double-height lower chancel to east having single-bay double-height lower flanking chapels to north and to south (with two-bay single-storey over part-raised basement sacristy to south), and single-bay three-stage tower to north on a square plan having broach spire. Interior re-ordered, pre-1977. Pitched slate roofs (lean-to to side aisles; gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone chimney stack to sacristy, cut-stone coping to gables having cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves. Limestone ashlar broach spire to tower on profiled apron with gabled lucarnes, and wrought iron cross finial to apex. Irregular coursed tooled squared rubble limestone walls with stepped buttresses to east and to west, and cut-stone quoins to corners. Irregular coursed squared rubble limestone walls to tower with stepped clasping buttresses having cut-stone quoins, and cut-stone stringcourses to each stage. Trefoil-headed window openings to nave (forming clere-s

Type:
Protected Structure

Period:
1855–1875

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.16°N, 7.16°W

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