Chapel

Church/chapel in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1785–1800

Attached five-bay three-storey chapel over crypt, built 1787-98, with three-bay pedimented central breakfront having prostyle tetrastyle portico to entrance front (south) elevation, three-bay canted apse to north, and seven-bay elevation to east. Hipped slate roof flanked by hipped roofs to side aisles, with ashlar granite chimneystacks, limestone balustraded parapet, projecting carved limestone dentillated eaves course, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar granite walls, having Portland stone string course and granite platband over rusticated granite to ground floor, ashlar granite plinth course, rusticated limestone to breakfront, and granite eaves course and platband over coursed rubble calp limestone to north of east and west elevations and to apse. Carved Portland stone Corinthian columns supporting entablature to portico, with arcaded ground floor having carved Portland stone impost course and round-headed openings with rusticated voussoirs and wrought-iron gates, to interior porch, having groin-vaulted ceiling, with round-headed window openings, stepped Portland stone reveals, sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to upper floors having carved Portland stone architraves with cornices or pediments on consoles over, continuous Portland stone sill course to first floor, some carved aprons having swags and fluted consoles to

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1785–1800

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.26°W

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