- Building type: Church
- Date of construction: 1853
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: B+
- HB/SMR Ref: HB07/17/001
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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St. Patrick's Parish Church, 57 Castle Street, Ballymena
County Antrim
Large Gothic style church consisting of nave, aisle, North/South transepts and chancel with enclosed porch entrance. Between North transept and the chancel is a large and tall square tower with octagonal side turret, both crenellated. Lean-to aisle, pitched slate roof. Large gabled tracery windows- early English. Dark basalt walls with buff sandstone dressing
| Stone Type Category: | Basalt |
| Primary Stone Type: | Basalt |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Giffnock Sandstone |
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| Replacement Stone Type: | English Carboniferous Sandstone |
| Stonework Construction: | Un-coursed rock-faced |
| Stonework Condition: | Basalt stonework is in good condition but some sandstone detailing shows evidence of deterioration with scaling, flaking and granular disintegration resulting in surface roughening and loss of architectural detail. |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 2 |
