Clogherny Presbyterian Church, Church Road, Beragh, Sixmilecross, Omagh, BT79 0UR is a listed building in the Fermanagh and Omagh local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Clogherny Presbyterian Church, Church Road, Beragh, Sixmilecross, Omagh, BT79 0UR

WRENN ID
small-landing-grain
Grade
Local Planning Authority
Fermanagh and Omagh
Country
Northern Ireland
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

Clogherny Presbyterian Church is a double-height rectangular-plan church dated 1902, located on the west side of Church Road, Beragh. It replaced an earlier meeting house of 1776 and was built during the ministry of Reverend Thomas Martin, whose plaque appears on the principal east elevation. The foundation stone was laid by Lady Johnston, wife of Sir John B. Johnston, on 24 October 1901.

The church is a single-cell structure with a single-storey extension at the west connecting to a hall at the south. Roofs are pitched natural slate with crested blue and black clay ridge tiles. Corbelled eaves support replacement aluminium ogee-profile rainwater goods. An octagonal copper lantern sits at the centre of the ridge. The walls are ruled-and-lined rendered, except for the principal east elevation which is brick laid in stretcher bond with a projecting plinth.

The principal east elevation is the most ornate face. It features a central entrance with replacement double-leaf timber panelled doors, accessed by central steps flanked by paved ramps with cast-metal handrails. The entrance is supported on two crocketed piers carrying a plain frieze on a square base, surmounted by a round-arched window with stained glass and concrete stepped voussoirs. Flanking the entrance are square-headed windows with stained glass and flat pediments. A plaque to the left commemorates Reverend Thomas Martin and the church's erection in 1902, while a plaque to the right records the foundation stone laying in 1901. Above rises a pedimented gable supported on four brick pilasters. The tympanum contains a central date plaque reading 1963, which likely indicates major renovation or rebuilding of the façade at that date, though some earlier details such as the pillars and stained glass were retained. A gabled bell-cote sits at the apex but contains no bell. Windows throughout are Gothic with leaded stained glass in plain surrounds and projecting masonry cills.

The south elevation contains six windows. The west gable is abutted by a single-storey-over-basement pitched extension of later date, containing two timber casement windows. A concrete stair providing basement access is attached to the left cheek. The right cheek is blank, with a single-storey lean-to extension of no architectural interest attached to the right re-entrant angle. This lean-to connects to the church hall at the south. The north elevation mirrors the south. The memorial hall to the south is constructed to similar proportions and is of no architectural interest.

The church sits in a rural landscape at the junction of Church Road and Rock Road. Vehicular access directly in front of the principal entrance comprises a cast-iron gate supported on original painted cast-iron piers. The site is bounded at the east and north by hedging. A graveyard at the west contains a range of mid- to late-nineteenth-century grave markers.

The building is an unusual and plainly detailed example of a late Presbyterian church, though not one of the best examples of the type. Ordnance Survey maps first show the current church on the third edition of 1906, captioned "Presbyterian Church". An earlier meeting house appears on the first edition map of 1833. Valuation records list a "Presbyterian Meeting House & yard", and the structure is also described in Ordnance Survey Memoirs. Historical records indicate the church was surveyed in 1934 with accommodation for about 300 people and an estimated building cost of £1911. The church opened in 1902 before Reverend Martin's death on 28 August 1904.

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