St John Dunnalong, Bready
St John Dunnalong, Bready
St John’s Church of Ireland church, Dunnalong, stands on Victoria Road (the A5) in Bready, County Tyrone, a Gothic Revival church of 1865–66 by Welland and Gillespie, in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
- Location
- Bready, County Tyrone
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- County
- County Tyrone
- City / town
- Bready
- Address
- Victoria Road, Bready, County Tyrone, BT82 0EB
- Postcode
- BT82 0EB
- Built
- 1865–66
- Consecrated
- 1 November 1866
- Architect
- Welland and Gillespie
- Denomination
- Church of Ireland
- Dedication
- John
- Diocese
- Derry and Raphoe
- Parish
- Dunnalong (with Leckpatrick)
- Grade
- B1
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Local Dalradian schist rubble with sandstone dressings; steep slate roof
- Grid reference
- C 372 076
- Opening hours
- Open for private prayer or access to visit please contact Paul 077 32310103 or Stephen 077 71792923.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access throughout. Level access to the main areas
Overview
A perpetual curacy of Dunnalong was formed from the lower part of Donagheady. The church was built in 1865 in the townland of Drumgauty, at the junction of the main road and the Dunnalong Road, with a grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and public subscription. Welland and Gillespie, architects to the Commissioners, designed a three-bay nave with an offset west bellcote, plate tracery and a steeply pitched roof; the contractor was Alexander McElwee. Church and churchyard were consecrated on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 1866, shortly before Disestablishment. The Dictionary of Irish Architects notes polychrome brick and plate tracery. Local stone is recorded as Dalradian schist with Tyrone and Giffnock sandstone dressings. A south transept now serves as a porch with rooms above.
The building is Northern Ireland listed HB10/10/007 (Grade B1; some surveys give Grade B). Listing URLs for Northern Ireland are not used in the Gazette list-entry field.
Further Information
- History of Dunnalong Church
- Dictionary of Irish Architects
- Northern Ireland listed building HB10/10/007 (Grade B1)