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New Road, BALLYMENA, BT44 0AA

Looking across Glenarm Bay from the A2 approaching the village. The church with the spire on the right hand side of the photograph is St Patrick's which was built in the 1760s but significantly altered (to a more "English" style) in the 1870s. The village of Glenarm (from Irish Gleann Arma, meaning 'valley of the army') in County Antrim lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It had a population of 1,851 people in the 2011 Census. Glenarm takes its name from the glen in which it lies, the southernmost of the nine Glens of Antrim (Wikipedia).

Simple 'Irish gothic' style RC church of 1875 by O'Neill & Byrne. Listed, grade B2, with details at: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/content-databases-buildview?id=4774

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Glenarm, was built in the Early Gothic Style in 1875 for the then parish priest, Rev. Joseph Delahunty. Dedicated 30 May 1875, the sermon was preached by Rev. Alphonsus O'Neill, the brother of the building contractor John O'Neill of Glenarm. Next door to it is the former Catholic Primary School also built by the O'Neill firm and also in the Early Gothic style.

Unlike most of the towns and villages of the Glens, Glenarm has a Unionist majority. The steeple of St Patrick's CoI church can be seen in the background. http://glenarmbpt.org/

Located next to the church Image the school house was built in 1888 and remained in use as a school until the 1960s when the present school building was constructed on the other side of the church. The building then served as the church hall before becoming a jewellery workshop.

Heading NNE from the junction with The Cloney and Tobervine Street

We were visiting my son's house and went for a drive exploring the Antrim coast..

Flush bracket located on the front of the Roman Catholic church on New Road, Glenarm Image The bracket lies on the front at the north-eastern tip of the building. The number on the bracket is OSBM 3426. The mark is 3.44 metres above MSL. A flush bracket is a type of bench mark set onto the face of a building. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11037856 for many other examples I have found.

The building and the land around it have been much improved in the last year and the fish decoration adds a nice touch of whimsy.

Location is along the north side of the Coast Road (A2) and a bit south of Glenarm Harbour. The building appears to be in good condition based on the white paint and the fish netting on one end near the cable, but the roof does have at least four holes in it.