Roman Catholic Church Of St Joseph

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, dated 1786 on the north gable, is located in Brindle and has undergone enlargements in 1832, 1889, and 1896. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar with rusticated quoins and features a slate roof. The church has six bays aligned on a north-south axis, with an east transept at the southern end. It showcases a simple classical style, including a plinth, sill band, moulded eaves cornice, and round-headed windows. The pedimented north gable features a round-headed doorway with rusticated voussoirs, a Venetian window above with consoles to the sill, and blind rectangular windows on either side. The pediment also contains a quatrefoil panel inscribed with the text: "Behold O Lord our GOD PROTECTOR ALL I will come into THY House I will worship towards THY Holy Temple in Thy FEAR 1786."

The side walls are adorned with tall round-headed windows that have Gibbs surrounds. The west side includes rusticated quoins at the end of the fifth bay and a lean-to extension added to the bay beyond. The east side mirrors this with a short transept featuring a semi-circular apsidal south end. The south gable has a blind oeil-de-boeuf in the apex, and below this is a lower addition (the sanctuary) that connects to the presbytery.

Inside, the added south bay is designed in Baroque style, featuring large Corinthian demi-columns of polished stone on pedestals, blind arcades with large paintings in the side bays, and an elliptical sanctuary arch that frames a large Baroque-style tripartite reredos from 1889. There is also a carved pulpit with a sounding board in a similar style.