St Mark's Dundela is a lively Church of Ireland parish in a busy suburb of East Belfast.
The church has been a much-cherished place of worship for succeeding generations since 1878 and is a conspicuous landmark, standing tall on Bunker's Hill.
It was designed in red sandstone by the eminent Victorian architect William Butterfield - also responsible for Keble College, Oxford - in magnificent Gothic revival style. The 150ft high bell tower creates the impression of a large church. It is an extravagant building, reflecting deep devotion to God.
Sir John Betjeman, a leading authority on architecture and particularly Victorian Church architecture, described St Mark's as "Butterfield at his best".
The church has much treasured connections with C S Lewis who was baptised here.
A large b/w drawing of the church can be viewed
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