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Architecture of Ulster

28 September 2009
1942 – Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Cavan, Co. Cavan

1942 – Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim, Cavan, Co. Cavan

Architect: William H. Byrne & Son The original Cathedral of the diocese of Kilmore was situated about four miles south of Cavan town in the present parish of Kilmore. Some time in the...

28 September 2009
1956 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan

1956 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan

Architect: William H. Byrne & Son Unattractive church from the 1950s, designed by Simon Leonard of William H. Byrne & Son, Dublin. The building is described by the diocese as Hiberno-Romanesque but somehow...

24 February 2012
1959 – St. Mary’s National School, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

1959 – St. Mary’s National School, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

Architect: Office of Public Works Fine example of a standardised design school from the Office of Public Works. There was a range of different sizes ranging from three classrooms upwards. While this school...

19 July 2012
1960s – Mullenan Land Boundary Post, Co. Derry

1960s – Mullenan Land Boundary Post, Co. Derry

Design for a border crossing Customs & Excise post for Mullenan Co. Derry. Designs for such posts were fairly standard with similar buildings being constructed in various locations.

07 January 2012
1965 – Microbiology Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

1965 – Microbiology Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Architect: Sir Hugh Casson Designed in 1961 and completed by 1965, the Microbiology Building is part of Queen’s University on the Royal Victoria Hospital campus.

25 September 2009
1966 – Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co. Down

1966 – Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Newcastle, Co. Down

Our Lady of the Assumption Church was first opened on 12th June 1966. The church is reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and is now a listed building as ‘an...

25 September 2009
1967 – St. Aengus’ Church, Burt, Co. Donegal

1967 – St. Aengus’ Church, Burt, Co. Donegal

Architect: Liam McCormick The eminent Donegal architect Liam McCormick designed St. Aengus’ Church or “˜Burt Chapel’ as it is locally known during the period of 1964-67. McCormick’s distinct ability to read a site...

05 April 2009
1976 – New Technical College, Portadown, Co. Armagh

1976 – New Technical College, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Architect: Shanks Leighton Kennedy Fitzgerald Constructed in the new planned town of Craigavon in the 1970s, this is a good example of the brutalist architecture of the period.

28 August 2010
1986 – Belfast City Hospital, Co. Antrim

1986 – Belfast City Hospital, Co. Antrim

A Belfast landmark with its distinctive yellow colour, the City Hospital Tower is 15 stories and 76 m (250 ft) in height. The City Hospital is a 900-bed modern university teaching hospital providing...