Saint Paul's Church (Templescoby)

Detached three-bay double-height single-cell Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, completed 1817; consecrated 1818, on a rectangular plan with single-bay three-stage tower to entrance (north) front on a square plan. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-granite coping to gables including moss-covered cut-granite coping to gable (south) on cut-granite diagonal obelisk pinnacle-topped kneelers with cut-granite diagonal obelisk pinnacle to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners; slate hung surface finish (south); rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (tower) with rusticated cut-granite quoins (first stage) or granite ashlar piers (upper stages) to corners including "arrow loop"-detailed battlemented piers (bell stage) framing "arrow loop"-detailed crow stepped battlements having cut-granite "saddleback" coping. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, timber Y-mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having Y-tracery glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening (south) with cut-granite sill, timber interlocking Y-mullions, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having Y-tracery glazing bars. Lancet blind opening (tower) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing rendered, ruled and lined infill. Square-headed blind openings (second stage) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings over framing rendered, ruled and lined infill. Lancet openings (bell stage) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings with hood mouldings framing louvered fittings. Interior including vestibule (north); pointed-arch door opening into nave with timber panelled double doors having overpanel; full-height interior with carpeted central aisle between quatrefoil-detailed timber pews, carved timber dado rail, cut-white marble Gothic-style wall monument (1854) with polished brass Gothic-style wall monument (1876), quatrefoil-perforated Gothic-style pulpit on an octagonal plan with Gothic-style clerk's desk, carpeted cut-veined white marble stepped dais to chancel (south) with wrought iron-detailed barley-twist balusters supporting carved timber communion railing centred on cloaked altar table below "South Window", and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered, ruled and lined piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.