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Vanished Ireland

20 December 2012
1862 – St. Peter’s Church, Phibsborough, Dublin

1862 – St. Peter’s Church, Phibsborough, Dublin

Architect: George Goldie The chancel and transepts were erected, together with the great central tower to this design by George Goldie in the late 1860s. By 1871 the transepts, the chancel, and the...

24 June 2010
1863 – Design for Exhibition Palace & Winter Garden, Dublin

1863 – Design for Exhibition Palace & Winter Garden, Dublin

Architect: Alfred G. Jones “The committee, as our readers are aware, selected from the designs for this work submitted in competition, one by Mr. Alfred G. Jones, of Dublin. We have engraved a...

10 June 2010
1863 – Grand Canal Harbour, St. James’s Gate, Dublin

1863 – Grand Canal Harbour, St. James’s Gate, Dublin

Architect: Christopher J. Mulvany This is part of the buildings that surround the former spur of the Grand Canal that led to the city Basin and harbour and nearby St James’s Infirmary. The...

19 March 2013
1864 – North Station, Waterford, Co. Waterford

1864 – North Station, Waterford, Co. Waterford

Waterford originally had two railway stations – the North Station, where the current station is today – and the South Station, near the old Waterford Stanley plant. The station opened on 26 August...

22 April 2013
1864 – St. Jude’s Church, Inchicore, Dublin

1864 – St. Jude’s Church, Inchicore, Dublin

Architect: Welland & Gillespie Constructed between 1862 and 1864 in an Early English gothic style at a cost of £4,000. Demolished in 1988, leaving only the tower and spire. Supposedly the stonework was...

05 February 2010
1865 – Dublin Exhibition

1865 – Dublin Exhibition

Architect: Alfred G. Jones This was the second of three major International Exhibitions held in Dublin, constructed on what later became Iveagh Gardens – a previous exhibition was held in Merrion Square (1853...

17 October 2012
1867 – Courtown House, Gorey, Co. Wexford

1867 – Courtown House, Gorey, Co. Wexford

Architect: William Burn Courtown House, near Gorey, was the seat of the Earls of Courtown. It was significantly altered and enlarged during the 19th century, including work by William Burn. The front consisted...

13 February 2012
1867 – Gilbey’s, Nos. 46-49 O’Connell St., Dublin

1867 – Gilbey’s, Nos. 46-49 O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: William G. Murray Demolished in 1972, this fine Victorian facade was the head offices of Gilbey’s. Originally a pair of older house, it was extensively remodeled in the 1860s by William G....

11 March 2013
1867 – Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co., College Green, Dublin

1867 – Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co., College Green, Dublin

Architect: Thomas Newenham Deane Demolished in the 1960s to make way for a new office block. Originally constructed on the site of a wing of Daly’s Club – a suitably deferential building facing...