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Lourdes RC Church

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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 at South-East corner.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Random-coursed rock-faced
  • 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):
    Stage 1 – A façade in this condition will only require localised remedial treatment concentrating on individual blocks. Stage 1 classification may also indicate that no intervention is needed with only periodic re-assessment of the façade is recommended.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    347396
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    391632

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • 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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