Joymount Presbyterian Church, 6 Joymount, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 7DN

A double-height rendered Presbyterian church, dated 1855, located on the north side of Joymount. Rectangular on plan, facing south; attached hall to north gable and modern L-shaped single-storey annex and two-storey extension to north of hall. Pitched concrete tile roof, replacement half-round metal gutters affixed to painted timber fascia. Walling is painted smooth render over two-stage plinth; Giant Order pilasters between windows. Windows are round-headed double-height stained-glass casements with sills and hood moulds springing from moulded imposts over pilasters. Principal (south) gable is centrally abutted by a modern gabled single-storey porch (of no interest). Single window to either side of porch with reticulated keyblocks. Gable has eaves-level stringcourse at base of round-headed recess with hoodmould and reticulated keyblock supported on diminutive pilasters. Recess has single tripartite window, embossed “Joymount Presbyterian Church” and a shield-shaped date plaque to apex. West elevation is seven windows wide with window to right end blocked. Rear (north) gable is entirely abutted by hall, except for apex. Exposed section is a blank gablet. East elevation as detailed as above. The hall (former Sunday Schoolhouse), dated 1890, is two storeys, rectangular on plan, facing west. It is detailed as church but with a hipped roof, walling has quoins but no pilasters, and windows are segmental-arch-headed painted timber six-light casements with moulded architraves and sills. West elevation is asymmetrical with three first floor windows and a shield-shaped date plaque, Ground floor has one window flanking each side of segmental-arch-headed replacement painted timber four-panelled double-door with overlight with moulded architrave and keyblock. North elevation is abutted to left end by two-storey modern extension (of no interest) and abutted to entire ground floor right end by modern annex (of no interest). Exposed section has four windows. East elevation is two windows wide to each floor with single extra square-headed diminutive painted timber casement. Walling has no quoins. All windows have security grilles, replacement sills and no architraves. South elevation is centrally abutted by church. Exposed section has quoins, right end has one first floor window; left end has diminished windows (one to each floor); those to first floor are blocked to first floor. The church and schoolhouse are situated in tarmac car parkt with the east section of the Town Wall (HB22/08/008) and lawned parkland to west, a recreated Jacobean Knot Garden of the former Joymount House to southwest and the modern replacement Joymount Manse (replacing HB22/08/011) to northwest, and Shaftesbury Park to east. The church is set back with modern gates from Joymount.