CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
Group:
CastlerockDiocese:
DerryCastlerockCounty DerryNorthern IrelandITM Ref:
676891,936196OSIG Ref:
277436GPS Ref:
55.167080,-6.793201Parish Church
Surveyed: 2010-09-20
High Victorian, Early English, 1868-70 by Frederick Porter. Cruciform. North-west tower and spire. Apsidal chancel. Interior clad in red brick. Ten candelabra retain candles.Architect involved:
Porter, Frederick William (1821-1901)
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W02chancel; apse; eastTwo lancets, 1960mm x 510mm and one tracery-light.
Patronage:
Given by Lady Bruce in memory of General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton.Inscription seems to read 'Finton' rather than 'Clifton'.studio
William Wailes; Newcastle-upon-Tyne
(def)
dating
1870
(lit)
Builder, 1870, vol.28, p.572
dating
1870
(lit)
Irish Builder, vol 12, 1 July 1870, pp145-6
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W04south transept; southThree separate lancets, 2400mm x 590mm; 3160mm x 590mm; 2400mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Colonel Robert Bruce, 1825-1899.studio
O'Connor & Taylor; London
(attrib)
dating
1900
(lit)
Building News, 1900, vol.78, p.389
Iconography
- Angel(s) with Scroll(s)
- Ascension
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W05nave; south; east-mostOne lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Frances Armstrong, 1803-1883.Much altered, so provenance obscured.studio
Hardman & Co.; Birmingham
(attrib)
dating
1883
(mem)
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W06nave; south; 2nd from eastOne lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of William Armstrong (d. 1860, aged 61).Much altered, so provenance obscured.studio
Hardman & Co.; Birmingham
(attrib)
dating
1883
(circa)
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W07nave; south; west-mostOne lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
To mark the 50th year of the happy incumbency fo the Revd James Armstrong, b.1840 and first vicar of Castlerock, 1868.studio
An Tur Gloine; Dublin
(lit)
designer
Healy, Michael (1873-1941)
(lit)
dating
1918
(lit)
Nicola Gordon Bowe, David Caron, Michael Wynne: Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1988
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W08nave; westThree separate lancets, 3590mm x 590mm; 4750mm x 740mm; 3590mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Lady Bruce, wife of Sir Hervey Bruce of Downhill, 1842-1891.studio
William Wailes; Newcastle-upon-Tyne
(lit)
dating
1891
(lit)
Building News, 1892, vol.62, p.5
Iconography
- Acts of Mercy
- Giving Drink to the Thirsty
- Feeding the Hungry
- Visiting the Prisoner
- Visiting the Sick
- Christ in Glory
- Clothing the Naked
- Taking in the Stranger
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W09nave; north; west-mostOne lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Andrew Mitchell.studio
Caldermac Studios; Belfast
(attrib)
dating
1974
(mem)
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W10nave; north; east-mostOne lancet, 2390mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Robert Stanage, his wife and son.studio
An Tur Gloine; Dublin
(doc)
designer
Healy, Michael (1873-1941)
(doc)
An Tur Gloine, List of Principal Windows, 1903-1928, National Gallery of Ireland, Centre for Study of Irish Art
designer
Healy, Michael (1873-1941)
(doc)
dating
1932
(doc)
National Gallery of Ireland, Illustrated Summary Catalogue of Drawings, etc., 1983, p.269, no.18376
Iconography
CastlerockChrist ChurchReference:
012210
W11north transept; northThree separate lancets, 2400mm x 590mm; 3160mm x 590mm; 2400mm x 590mm.
Patronage:
In memory of Sir H. Hervey Bruce of Downhill, 1820-1907.studio
O'Connor & Taylor; London
(attrib)
dating
1907
(mem)
Iconography
- Christ as Sower
- Christ as Light of the World
- Christ as Good Shepherd
