1956 – Presbyterian Church, Rathcoole, Co. Antrim

Rathcoole Housing Estate was one of the first large-scale housing schemes in Northern Ireland in the 1940s and 50s. At the time it was the largest housing estate in Northern Ireland and followed a concerted attempt by the Northern Ireland Housing Trust to address critical housing needs in the area. The Presbyterian church was the second place of worship constructed for this new area. The roof was originally adorned with a glass tower, now replaced, which was intended to reproduce the Knockagh Monument, visible to the east. Sadly, this interesting spire has been replaced with something more traditional. The pulpit recess was originally fitted with a sliding screen which facilitated the use of the space for worship and as a more general hall space, prior to the construction of the hall wing in 1971.

The Knockagh Monument is the largest war memorial in Northern Ireland and the design is based on the Wellington Monument in Dublin but scaled down.