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Architectural Information
  • Building type: Church
  • Date of construction: 1909
  • Architect: E & J Byrne
  • Listing: B
  • HB/SMR Ref: HB22/06/004
  • 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Lourdes RC Church, Whitehead

County Antrim

Lourdes RC Church, Whitehead

Irish Romanesque hall with pitched slate roof. Recessed brick arched entrance with Giffnock Sandstone columns on South Face, and porch entrance in East Face and vestry. Round tower on South-East corner

Building Stone Information

Stone Type Category: Basalt
Primary Stone Type: Basalt
Secondary Stone Type: Giffnock Sandstone
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Stonework Construction: Random-coursed rock-faced ashlar
Stonework Condition: Basalt stonework (and brickwork detailing) in good condition with some localised areas of greening. Some evidence of surface roughening on sandstone detailing.
Condition Assessment (QUB): 1

 

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