Christ Church, Church of Ireland Parish Church (Drumachose), Main Street, Limavady, Co Londonderry BT49 0ET

A cruciform neo-gothic edifice with nave, north and south transepts, narrower east chancel, west tower, separate vestry connected by north porch to transept. On either side of chancel, a former vestry and organ room. Walls roughcast rendered externally with natural slated roof, ridges of nave and transepts on same level, that over chancel drops. Roof over former vestry has ridge parallel to south transept while roof of organ room is lean-to sloping north. In the angle of the nave and north transept is a boiler room with external steps leading down to it. The main entrance is in the south wall of the tower which is of four stages each of which steps inwards slightly from that below. The top stage or belfry finishes with simple crenellations. Main entrance, pointed with moulded sandstone surround, double wood doors and tympanum filled in with wooden panelling. On the west side ground floor there is a large oculus with bold neo-classical circular surround with keystone and date at bottom 1881. The upper stages are punctuated with single openings with semi-circular heads while the belfry has three semi-circular headed louvred openings on each face. The nave is lit by 3no. pointed windows on each side,each window with two lights , with sandstone trefoil and quatrefoil cusping. The south transept has 1no. two light similar windows on each side with three light pointed gable window with cusping and quatrefoil.The north transept has 1no. two light windows on each side but on the gable above the north porch there is a rose window. The chancel east gable has a three light pointed window again cusped and with a sextet. Adjoining the north transept and connected to it by the north porch there is a large choir vestry room containing toilets and kitchenette with pitched roof and series of two light square headed windows, all built in 1967. The church occupies a secluded site entered through iron gates and screen of railings and piers near the eastern end of Main Street on the north side. There are 6no. moulded neo-classical sandstone piers The site widens with the church occupying the eastern corner and all around many graves and mausolea of former parishioners. A wall of stone and red brick encloses the spaces and beyond the east and north sides the ground falls away precipitously allowing excellent views of Keady mountain, Benevenagh, Myroe and Lough Foyle. Within the graveyard is the Beresford mausoleum of 1832 much resembling the Cather vault in the old graveyard at Walworth, Ballykelly (HB02/10/001). A sturdy neo-classical ashlar build sandstone structure with pediments and finely chiselled acroteria. The Conn vault is also worthy of note.