St Patrick's RC Church, Lisnaragh Road, Dunamanagh Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Double height symmetrical modernist Roman Catholic Church built to designs by Patrick Haughey 1969.

Externally square plan church with single storey rectangular projecting porch to front elevation and side chapel/vestry to rear elevation.
Consists of loadbearing external walls clad in polygonal rubble stone at ground level, with continuous aluminium clad clerestorey at first floor level with rectangular windows. Roof consists of shallow pyramid.

There are seven windows on each of the three main elevations with splayed reveals and stained glass. Stained galss is modern abstract in vivid citrus colours and is designed by Neil Shawcross.
Rear elevation has deep flat metal soffit and centrally located single storey rectangular outshot clad in stone, housing side chapel, confession booths and vestry.

Front porch consists of two solid gable walls clad in stone with a flat roof with deep soffit clad in metal and recessed timber and glass entrance screen spanning its full length.

Historical information

References: A.J.Rowan, North West Ulster, 1979, p. 270.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This late twentieth century was designed by a renowned local architect Patrick Haughey who is perhaps best known for his church in Sion Mills dedicated to St Theresa. This one is not as accomplished but does display many interesting features such as the metal roof design, walling with irecessed cross motifs and stain glass by Neil Shawcross.

General comments

This building was only given a partial survey as it was deemed not to meet the listing criteria.