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https://hdl.handle.net/10599/6581| Title: | Roman Catholic church, Baldonnell Aerodrome, Newcastle, South Dublin County |
| Authors: | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage |
| Keywords: | Catholic church Aerodrome Seven-bay nave Two-bay chancel Barleysugar mullions Round-arched windows Triple-arched windows in clerestorey Poured concrete roof Stepped buttresses Aviation themed fittings Glass and spitfire-propeller cross Memorial to deceased air men |
| Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2002 |
| Publisher: | Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Description: | Detached concrete-framed basilica-plan Roman Catholic church, built 1946. Seven-bay nave with two-bay chancel. Timber door in west porch, with barleysugar mullions to porch and to five-light window over. Paired round-arched windows to aisles, triple-arched to clerestorey. Self-supporting poured concrete roof with concrete beams and semi-circular ribs, linked to stepped buttresses. Red tile, concrete and cut stone dressings. Pitched slate roof. Aviation themed fittings, including glass and spitfire-propeller cross. Associated memorial to deceased air men, comprising granite slab with cross-shaped void and four flanking pillars. |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10599/6581 |
| Appears in Collections: | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Collection Published Items |
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