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late Seventeenth Century


Because of  destruction caused by  the main siege of 1689, very little survives in the  city from the later  seventeenth century.  However, this  memorial in St Columb’s  Cathedral is one of two which date from the 1670s. Both  are flanked by  columns derived from classical influences. These are certainly not exact  copies of Greek or Roman architecture but are good examples of the  type of  Renaissance inspired decoration that was becoming common at the time.  Their  relative naivety also however, point to a loss of connection to fashionable London which by this  period, following the  Great Fire of 1666, was erecting sophisticated  classical  architecture.


Walworth  Church  is one  of the few purpose built churches in the area constructed by the Planters who  generally  reused the existing medieval churches. Its round headed chancel  arch reflects a move away from the Gothic towards a renewed interest in Roman  architecture as a  result of the Renaissance.   Its fate during the Seventeenth Century reflects that of much of the  county. It was rebuilt three times: following the 1641 rebellion; again in  1649 following the  first siege of the nearby city; and again in 1689  following the main siege when the city declared for King William and  withstood the army of King  James

Glendermott Presbyterian Church, first constructed in 1696,  is a building more in tune with a  simple approach to building which was developing in a vernacular way (without  architects) at the end of the century. When first constructed this would have  been a simple rectangular box with a pulpit on its long side. It was extended in  1748 to the current T plan church with galleries, but it retains its essential  simplicity. Rendered and slated today, the building was probably white washed  when built and may well have been thatched or even had a shingle timber  roof.
   

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