Loughbrickland Reformed Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Loughbrickland, BANBRIDGE, Co Down, BT32 3YB

A symmetrical double-height early nineteenth century Reformed Presbyterian church, located on an elevated site to the south end of Loughbrickland village. Rectangular on plan. Hipped natural slate roof, with blue/black angled ridge and hip tiles. No chimneystacks. Cast iron rainwater goods over projecting rendered eaves. Walling is rendered and painted with painted granite quoins. No plinth. Windows are replacement round-arched hardwood casements, painted granite sills. Entrance doors are replacement six panelled hardwood. Principal elevation faces north-west and is symmetrically arranged three-windows wide about central entrance contained within a painted stone doorcase with pilasters supporting an entablature with blocking course. North east and south-east elevations are each three windows wide. Rear elevation is two-windows wide; small lean-to boiler house to far left. Setting: The church is set on an elevated V-shaped site overlooking the village, at a Y-junction between Main Street and the Dublin Road. The site is bounded by a random rubble stone retaining wall with stone soldier coping, and accessed at north east point via a pair of double cast-iron gates with cast-iron arch over, having a frame flanked by curlicues (empty). All supported on a pair of finely dressed square-section granite piers each with recessed panel to front and having moulded cornice and shallow diamond pointed caps. Tarmacadamed drive to church flanked by yew trees; grassed banks to either side. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Render Windows: Replacement timber RWG: Cast iron