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Architecture of Westmeath

03 February 2011
1802 – St Etchan’s Church, Killucan, Co. Westmeath

1802 – St Etchan’s Church, Killucan, Co. Westmeath

There has been a church on this site since the time of the Normans. The present church on the site dates from 1802. Inside this church is a 13th century font. On the...

31 December 2009
1810 – Athlone Castle, Co. Westmeath

1810 – Athlone Castle, Co. Westmeath

Towards the end of the 12th century the Anglo-Normans constructed a motte-and-bailey fortification here. This was superceeded by a stone structure built in 1210, on the orders of King John of England. The...

23 March 2010
1812 – Design for Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath

1812 – Design for Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Morrison Unexecuted design for countryhouse near Mullingar in Co. Westmeath. The client opted for a design by John Shiel instead, which still exists today and is a familyhome.

22 January 2013
1814 – Moydrum Castle, Co. Westmeath

1814 – Moydrum Castle, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Morrison Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a...

02 May 2013
1827 – St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

1827 – St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Richard Richards / Rawson Carroll Designed by Richard Richards, an architect and builder from Roscommon, to the usual Board of First Fruits plan. Richards was responsible for several Church of Ireland buildings...

03 February 2011
1838 – Killucan Market House, Co. Westmeath

1838 – Killucan Market House, Co. Westmeath

Fine stone market building with five wide arched opening at ground level with two floors of storage above, reached by an external stair.

31 December 2009
1840 – Corpus Christi Church, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

1840 – Corpus Christi Church, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Joseph Welland An early-Victorian Gothic Revival church with an unusual combination of small belfry and large porch. It retains its original form and much of its original fabric and fittings. Built to...

31 December 2009
1844 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

1844 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: Thomas Rhodes The present ford bridge was built by Thomas Rhodes, a cousin of the famous Cecil Rhodes, to replace an earlier bridge constructed in the 16th century. Originally the bridge had...

04 September 2009
1850 – Middleton Park, Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath

1850 – Middleton Park, Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath

Architect: George Papworth Middleton Park House was built by George Boyd-Rochfort in 1850 and designed by leading Irish architect George Papworth. Drawings of part of the interior were exhibited by Papworth during the...

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