Clonduff Presbyterian Church, Bannfield Road, Ballynagappoge, Rathfriland, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5HG

Small mid 19th C church on N side of Bannfield Road, with graveyard to E and modern church hall to W. Hipped natural slate roof (ridge aligned N-S) with semicircular plastic gutters and downpipe at SW corner. All walls are pebble-dashed with smooth cement basecourse and similarly rendered corners. Front elevation faces S onto road. Two Gothic headed doorways, one to left and one to right, form the main entrances. Each contains a pair of stained sheeted timber doors with brass latches. Over each pair is a fixed Y tracery Gothic headed transom light with orange and red glazing. Doorways have smooth cement architraves. To centre of this elevation, in line with transom heads, is a small stone plaque with incised letters: “Clonduff / Presbyterian Church / Erected 1842”. Directly below this is a modern light fitting. Above, to left and right of plaque, is a small octagonal window to gallery. Each has a moulded reveal, fine glazing bars and coloured glazing. West elevation has three large Gothic windows. Each has a pair of tall concrete framed lancets with Y tracery heads, stained glass insets and concrete cills. East elevation is identical. North elevation has two similar lancet windows and is abutted to ground floor left and right by small single storey post-War session rooms which link with church. The rooms have a hipped natural slate roof aligned W-E and painted smooth rendered walls. Rooms have windows that are modern stained timber with thin concrete cills. There is a modern stained timber door in the west and east elevations, both with overlights. The link block has a flat felt roof and painted smooth cement rendered walls. Ther is a small high level top tung window in each cheek with thin concrete cills. Setting Front of church and graveyard on both sides is enclosed by a painted rendered and coped wall with small concave screen forming entrance and containing a pair of ashlar granite gate piers with pyramidal copings and large antique street lamp lanterns. Pair of cast iron pedestrian gates with close bars and spear head finials lead into concrete paved area of front of church. Inside grounds are mature box hedges and small areas of lawn. Churchyard to E is small and dates from mid 19th c. No memorials of interest save for a mausoleum in SE corner. This is of granite rubble with vaulted segmental head. On its W gable is a small plaque stating that it was erected by John Watterson to his father Robert who died in 1852. Hall to W of church was built c1990. It has concrete tile roof, dashed walls and modern timber windows. To its S and W are parking areas.