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St Peter's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, situated on St Peter's Square in the Lower Falls area of west Belfast, County Antrim. It is within the townland of Town Parks, in the civil parish of Shankill. St Peter’s Cathedral was constructed between 1860-66, to the designs of Belfast architect and priest Father Jeremiah McAuley. The cathedral is a symmetrical Gothic Revival church built of Scrabo sandstone. The prominent twin spires were added to the west front in 1886 by Mortimer Thompson. The attached Parochial House of 1867 was designed by John O’Neill. The twin spires of St Peter’s are a prominent feature of the Belfast skyline. The church is within the council area of Belfast.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/33/003 A
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.598998,-5.944473
Grid Reference: J 3289 7424
Townland: Town Parks TD
Civil Parish: Shankill CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332709
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Peter's_Cathedral,_Antrim_332709
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Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/33/003 A
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.598998,-5.944473
Grid Reference: J 3289 7424
Townland: Town Parks TD
Civil Parish: Shankill CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332709
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Peter's_Cathedral,_Antrim_332709
Peruse Antrim on Wikishire