Architect: Philip Charles Hardwick
Interior Access
The interior is lit by small windows which send shafts of light downwards - this causes the nave to be relatively dark without artificial lighting and causes the roof to disappear into the gloom above. Because the apse is better lit, this draws the eye forward towards the altars.
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The most dramatic feature is the elevated rood screen spanning the arch framing the altar. It is dramatically lit and includes a crucifixion scene. Much of the original fixtures on the altars have survived - with the exclusion of the Blessed Sacrament chapel which now included a horrific structure masquerading as an altar. So horrific that it is worthy of the terrible work carried out at Monaghan which ruined the interior.
Some of the original altar rails exist as does the original carved wooden pulpit. The original Bishop's Throne or Cathedra has been removed. The image above is a detail from the roof over the apse.