St. Stephen's Church

Church/chapel in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1815–1855

Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1820-4, with six-bay nave having windows to two levels, lower apse to east added 1851-2, and Ionic portico with square-plan bell tower to west (front) elevation. Pitched slate roofs, hipped to east end and hipped to apse, with copper dome to bell tower. Cast-iron rainwater goods to apse and north elevation. Squared snecked rubble limestone calp walls to nave, pedimented Ionic distyle-in-antis Portland stone portico with respond pilasters and raised granite plinth to front elevation, with vegetal ornament to frieze and cornice. Round-headed window openings to nave with raised granite surrounds and sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to upper level and some three-over-three pane to lower level with wrought-iron grilles; other windows screened. Round-headed windows to east end of nave, flanking apse and to apse itself, with carved granite block-and-start surrounds and granite sills, stained glass to apse openings and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to nave. Square-headed door opening to front, with carved Portland stone surround, timber six-panel double-leaf entrance door with similar fixed arrangement above with beaded muntin, reached by flight of eight granite steps. Square-headed doorways to west end bay of north and south walls of nave, with carved lugged granite surrounds and timber panelled doors, re

Type:
Church/chapel

Period:
1815–1855

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.24°W

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