Christ Church, Derry/Londonderry
Christ Church, Derry/Londonderry
Christ Church is a Church of Ireland parish church on Infirmary Road, Derry. The Dictionary of Irish Architects records a chapel-of-ease to the cathedral, built in 1830–32 at the expense of Bishop Knox and consecrated on 22 August 1832. The architect was John Ferguson of Derry.
- Location
- Derry/Londonderry, County Derry
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- County
- County Derry
- City / town
- Derry/Londonderry
- Address
- Infirmary Road, Derry/Londonderry, County Derry, BT48 7DE
- Postcode
- BT48 7DE
- Built
- 1830–32; chancel and transepts 1881–82; restored after 1996 fire
- Consecrated
- 22 August 1832
- Architect
- John Ferguson; John Guy Ferguson (1881–82)
- Denomination
- Church of Ireland
- Dedication
- Christ
- Diocese
- Derry and Raphoe
- Parish
- Christ Church, Derry
- Style
- Gothic Revival; Middle Pointed
- Materials
- Local schist with pale sandstone dressings; un-coursed rubble
- Grid reference
- C 430 172
- Opening hours
- Daily 10.30am to 4pm.
- Access
- Level access throughout. Non-accessible toilets in church
- Website
- http://www.cccmsp.org/
Overview
Gloine and the Dictionary describe a middle-pointed nave and west tower of 1830–32. In 1881–82 John Guy Ferguson, the first architect's son, almost rebuilt the church, retaining the side walls and tower and adding two transepts and a chancel; it reopened on 30 March 1882 with the dedication of Christ Church. Stone Database NI records a plain Gothic church with a squat three-stage west tower, local Derry schist and Barony Glen sandstone, listed Grade B (HB01/22/002).
Welland and Gillespie re-pewed the interior in 1862. An arson attack in 1996 badly damaged the building; it was subsequently restored and internally reordered. Northern Ireland listings are not entered on the Historic England or Cadw registers.