Clogherhead Church Build

[Patrick Davey]

The second wall has now been decorated, and the building has to stand on its 'face' until the scatter sets.  Seeing two walls together gives a better idea of how the finished building will look.

 

[jhb171achill]

That pebble-dashing looks amazing!

  On 7/12/2023 at 3:41 PM, leslie10646 said:

Personally, I thought that this looks rather like a Wesleyan Chapel.

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My thoughts too, or a Presbyterian! But, like railway architecture, ecclesiastical architecture can take many forms.........

[Broithe]

  On 19/12/2023 at 1:49 PM, jhb171achill said:

That pebble-dashing looks amazing!

My thoughts too, or a Presbyterian! But, like railway architecture, ecclesiastical architecture can take many forms.........

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The premises will occasionally change hands, like pubs.

Whatever the denomination involved, I am impressed that someone is devout enough to ballast vertical surfaces.

I wonder if that is the result of a penance from a particularly interesting confession or an attempt at getting a very worthwhile indulgence?

Edited December 19, 2023 by Broithe

[Patrick Davey]

Front wall pebbledashed and floor going in:

[Galteemore]

Time to work on the interior next Patrick? I hear that Father Haddock was a big fan of Baroque…looking brilliant so far btw! 
 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

  On 20/12/2023 at 9:25 AM, Galteemore said:

Time to work on the interior next Patrick? I hear that Father Haddock was a big fan of Baroque…looking brilliant so far btw! 
 

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He could probably do that in a couple of hours

[Galteemore]

  On 20/12/2023 at 10:01 AM, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

He could probably do that in a couple of hours

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And write the music to go with it….

[Patrick Davey]

I am afraid the interior won’t be quite as ornate…..

[Broithe]

It looks like there may be a damp/mould issue there. Often the case with these old buildings.

[Patrick Davey]

  On 20/12/2023 at 2:46 PM, Broithe said:

It looks like there may be a damp/mould issue there. Often the case with these old buildings.

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It’s actually a swarm of bees…..

[Galteemore]

Your modelling bench is quite the hive of activity, it has to be said. 

 

[Tullygrainey]

  On 20/12/2023 at 3:33 PM, Galteemore said:

Your modelling bench is quite the hive of activity, it has to be said. 

 

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Beehave!

[Galteemore]

  On 20/12/2023 at 4:52 PM, Tullygrainey said:

Beehave!

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Ouch - that stung !  

[Broithe]

  On 20/12/2023 at 3:33 PM, Galteemore said:

Your modelling bench is quite the hive of activity, it has to be said. 

 

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He can definitely be termed a "worker".

[leslie10646]

Hmm, that interior doesn't look Presbyterian, although it could be one of Charles W's places?

[Patrick Davey]

  On 20/12/2023 at 6:38 PM, leslie10646 said:

Hmm, that interior doesn't look Presbyterian, although it could be one of Charles W's places?

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Don’t worry Leslie, once the interior is complete, there will be no confusion as to where headquarters lies!  In fact, the coastal location of this church is very appropriate, when one thinks of ‘The Holy Sea…..’ 

[leslie10646]

  On 20/12/2023 at 6:46 PM, Patrick Davey said:

Don’t worry Leslie, once the interior is complete, there will be no confusion as to where headquarters lies!  In fact, the coastal location of this church is very appropriate, when one thinks of ‘The Holy Sea…..’ 

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Ah yes, Patrick I sea what you mean!

When Father John Brennan gave the Eulogy at memorial service for the famous photographer, Ivo Peters, he thanked the local C of E vicar for the use of his pulpit and explained that he (John) worked for a Large Multionational Company based in the South of Italy .......

[Northroader]

That’s the feller who went on to be a bishop, wasn’t it?

[Horsetan]

  On 20/12/2023 at 8:03 PM, Northroader said:

That’s the feller who went on to be a bishop, wasn’t it?

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"DON'T CALL ME LEN, YE LITTLE B*LL*CKS!!"

[leslie10646]

Nope! But an avid collector of model railways!

[jhb171achill]

  On 19/12/2023 at 3:25 PM, Broithe said:

The premises will occasionally change hands, like pubs.

Whatever the denomination involved, I am impressed that someone is devout enough to ballast vertical surfaces.

I wonder if that is the result of a penance from a particularly interesting confession or an attempt at getting a very worthwhile indulgence?

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Talking of what denomination it is, I wonder is it five pound, ten pound or twenty pound denominations; and whether they have silent collections on the "Sobboth".....

Edited December 20, 2023 by jhb171achill

[Patrick Davey]

Interior progress…….

[jhb171achill]

The Lord will provide!

[Patrick Davey]

The church now has a gallery, with stair access. 

[Noel]

  On 20/12/2023 at 8:03 PM, Northroader said:

That’s the feller who went on to be a bishop, wasn’t it?

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. . . And suffered a famous kick up the */;:)

[Galteemore]

Looks terrific Patrick. And more of the backstory emerges. At least one former PP was a Leitrim man. Why else is the church interior painted in SLNC railcar livery? 

[Kevin Sweeney]

It's looking good. I love the fine detail that is possible in OO, that cannot be got in N.

[Patrick Davey]

  On 22/12/2023 at 7:04 AM, Galteemore said:

Looks terrific Patrick. And more of the backstory emerges. At least one former PP was a Leitrim man. Why else is the church interior painted in SLNC railcar livery? 

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I think you are onto something here GM, I have done a bit of research and apparently the sacristan team at the church included two sisters, Florence Court and Hazel Wood……

[Patrick Davey]

  On 22/12/2023 at 8:49 AM, Patrick Davey said:

I think you are onto something here GM, I have done a bit of research and apparently the sacristan team at the church included two sisters, Florence Court and Hazel Wood……

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And the aforementioned PP was called Rev. Glen Farne…..

Edited December 22, 2023 by Patrick Davey

[Galteemore]

  On 22/12/2023 at 9:02 AM, Patrick Davey said:

And the aforementioned PP was called Rev. Glen Farne…..

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And his favourite racehorse Lurgan Boy….

[Patrick Davey]

The parishioners now have somewhere to sit and kneel, and the priest has a roof and window on his sacristy.  
Just the altar to go and the interior will be complete.  

[Patrick Davey]

Bell tower detail: louvres and roof.

 

[jhb171achill]

All churches have a church mouse. I wonder what an 00 scale one would look like…..

Plus, Fr. Hedclogher of the parish might need a cat to catch it with…..

[David Holman]

Plain, simple, but VERY good. Creates a real atmosphere.

A mouse is less less than 3 inches long, with same again for the tail, so in 4mm scale that will be a one millimetre body. No doubt somebody will have done it...

Edited December 23, 2023 by David Holman

[Patrick Davey]

  On 23/12/2023 at 3:29 AM, jhb171achill said:

All churches have a church mouse. I wonder what an 00 scale one would look like…..

Plus, Fr. Hedclogher of the parish might need a cat to catch it with…..

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The lady who arranges the flowers in the church is called Lily Rose Tansey, and she has a cat called Peregrine (just to compound things, her husband is a top link GNR driver) and with a name like that there are definitely no mice to be found. She chose that name because it was always going to be a church cat, hence named after a bird of pray.