Church of Saint Augustine and Saint John

Church/chapel in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1860–1875

Attached gable-fronted Roman Catholic church, built 1862-74, completed 1895, comprising five-bay double-height nave flanked by side-aisles, chancel to north end with two-bay side chapels, and five-bay apse. Rectangular-plan three-stage bell tower over entrance front (south) elevation, double-height porches flanking entrance to front. Pitched copper roof, hipped to chancel and to side-porches. Pointed corner-finials to side-porches. Lean-to copper roof to aisles, gabled dormers to each bay, surmounted by cast-iron cross finials. Cast-iron rainwater goods, copper rainwater goods to east elevation, granite and carved limestone eaves course. Sandstone coping to side-aisles, limestone coping to two bays of chancel. Cut limestone rectangular-plan spire to bell tower, cast-iron railing to top, carved limestone ridge tiling, trefoilated dormer ventilation shafts, corner and centre finials with niches having carved Portland stone statues depicting twelve apostles. Granite parapets with carved sandstone coping and dentillated string course, quatrefoil motif to side-porches. Rusticated granite walls, buttresses flanking bays to side aisles, rusticated granite plinth course having sandstone coping. Sandstone platbands, limestone platbands to side chapels. Rusticated granite buttresses to corners of porches and tower, with limestone and sandstone dressings. Carved limestone string course an

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1860–1875

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.28°W

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