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Sinclair Seaman’s Presbyterian Church

  •   Corporation Square, Belfast

Italian Lombardy style church on an ‘L’ shaped plan with a tall corner campanile, linked to nave gallery by an arcaded flying buttress. Built to serve visiting seamen with a distinctly nautical interior.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Random-coursed tooled ashlar
  • Stonework Condition:
    Stonework is in poor condition with significant bedding-plane erosion, face loss and hollowing of individual blocks, exacerbated by the use of hard cement mortar
  • Condition Assessment (QUB):
    Stage 4 – Serious deterioration affecting more than 50% of the total façade. A stage 4 classification indicates that widespread remedial treatment will be required to stabilise stonework.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    334270
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    374986

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    1857
  • Architect:
    Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon
  • Listing:
    B+
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB26/50/093
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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