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Portland cement, the aisles being laid with tiles; the roof is open-timbered one, covered with galvanised iron. There is a three-light traceried and six-lancet windows in the nave, and a five-light window, also traceried in each of the transcepts. In the chancel, above the altar, is a three-light traceried window, filled with stained glass, with a representation of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. This window, which is of beautiful design, was imported from Tours, France, and is the work of Leopold Lobin. A handsome Communion rail divides the sanctuary from the body of the church, and at the eastern end of the sanctuary is an oratory for the use of the Sisters of Mercy when attending mass. A choir gallery, to which access is secured by a staircase in the tower, has been erected at the southern end of the church. The sacristy is immediately at the rear of the building. The tower at present is only built as high as the main walls, but when it is completed, with spire, the total height will be 117 feet, and the appearance of the church will then be exceedingly neat and tasteful, especially as it is intended to finish the outer walls with Portland cement. the church will be lighted by gas, there being four sunlights and the usual large number of brackets.
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The new building stands upon an excellently- situated site, immediately opposite the present church. It is built of brick, with ground mortar, the foundation being of bluestone, quarried from the site. The church is in the Gothic style and contains a nave, transepts, chancel, oratory, sacristy,
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