St. John's Church of Ireland, 23 Banbridge Road, Dromara, County Down, BT25 2NA

A double-height rubble stone Parish church with three-stage entrance tower and later chancel; dated 1811 and located west of the junction of Banbridge Road and Woodford Avenue in Dromara. Set on an east-west axis with transepts and later chancel, three-stage entrance tower to west. Modern extension (vestry) to rear extending to north side. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods on projecting brick course. Walling is rubble stone on masonry plinth with quoins; smooth render to later chancel. Windows are leaded stained glass lancets with Y-tracery in ashlar surrounds having projecting sills. The principal elevation faces west; gable with window to either side of three-stage entrance tower; tower comprises belfry with clock to south and vented quatrefoil to other sides, surmounted by tall decorative pinnacles; second stage with segmental-headed multi-paned windows in ashlar surrounds with keyblock; entrance comprises replacement double-leaf timber door with stained and leaded glass transom light in segmental-headed ashlar surround with keyblock, accessed by a single stone step. The north elevation has a window to right; to left is transept wing with lattice Y-tracery window, abutted to left by modern extension (vestry) with ramped access. The east (rear) elevation is abutted by a lower chancel extension lit by a simple round-headed Y-tracery window to gable. The south elevation has a single window lighting the choir and an interlocking Y-tracery window to the transept wing; single opening lighting the nave to left. Setting: Situated in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of the village of Dromara. Surrounding graveyard with headstones dating from the 18th century; enclosed by rubblestone wall to west; entrance with raised wall having saddleback coping stones and gate piers with ball finial; large cast-iron gate leading to tarmacadamed pathway. Roof: Pitched natural slate Walling: Rubble stone Windows: Leaded and stained glass RWG: Cast-iron