St. Ignatius' Church of Ireland, Saintfield Road/Comber Road, Carryduff, County Down, BT8 8BU

Attached double-height rendered Church of Ireland church, built c.1965 to the designs of Donald A. Shanks. Loosely hexagonal on plan facing southwest with flat-roofed glazed entrance lobby and spire to the west and located on a large corner site to the west of Saintfield Road and Comber Road. Entrance lobby attached to a double-height hall, built c.1954, extensively renovated and extended c.1990. Geomtric concrete tiled roof with six gables emanating from a central nodal point. Lead-lined valleys and metal hoppers and downpipes. Painted concrete walling with brown brick plinth course. Irregularly-shaped window openings in concrete frames with steel-framed leaded coloured glazing, designed by Frank Foster of York House Studios Belfast. Angled front southwest elevation has a large kite-shaped window opening filling the entire gable and a triangular-arched door opening with sheeted hardwood door and glazed side and overpanel. The angled gable to the left is defined by a lozenge-shaped concrete frame with a triangular-shaped window opening to the lower half. The west gable is abutted by a flat-roofed entrance wing surmounted by a slender copper-clad spire on four legs. The entrance wing has moulded concrete walls and an angular glazed projection on an overhanging concrete base with steel-framed windows having irregular coloured glazing and leaded stained glass. The rear elevation of the entrance wing also has an angular glazed projection with steel-framed windows and doors opening onto a concrete paved platform enclosed by original steel railing and cast-concrete steps with open risers. The remainder of the rear elevation is detailed as per front elevation with the triangular-arched door opening onto a concrete platform and flight of open riser concrete steps enclosed by original steel railing. The north elevation comprises a large single gable with a cental kite-shaped concrete frame with large timber crucifix filling the frame. To either side is a diminutive landscape window opening. Setting: Set on a corner site of Saintfield Road and Comber Road at a slightly lower level to Saintfield Road enclosed by a low redbrick wall with original steel railings. To the rear is a large bitmac parking area and landscaped garden. Roof Concrete tile RWG Metal Walling Cement render Windows steel frames - Stained glass