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Catholic church. 1846 by James Hansom and built from regularly coursed coal measures sandstone with ashlar gritstone dressings. Coped gables with cross finial. Welsh slate roofs. Tower with broach spire, stepped clasping buttresses. The spire has decorative diagonal masonry bands and lucarnes, which incorporate clock faces, with cross finials. South face with niche, with Decorated Gothic style surround, with statue of the Virgin. Projecting single storey stair turret. Gabled porch with figures of the Virgin and attendant angels. Chancel south chapel with four linked shallow 2-light windows. (Photo Mar 2014).