1873 – Hickman Monument, Cork, Co. Cork
It has been our pleasing duty for some time past to record the great activity which prevails throughout the south of Ireland in all branches of the building trade,
It has been our pleasing duty for some time past to record the great activity which prevails throughout the south of Ireland in all branches of the building trade,
Designed by William Burges after he had won the commission for St Finn Barre’s Cathedral in Cork,
Built for the Cobh Harbour Commissioners, and laterly in use as Council offices – a single storey Italianate pavilion with a graceful three storey tower to one side.
From The Architect, August 21, 1875: This new mansion has just been completed for Sir George C.
Galley Head Lighthouse is one of 70 lighthouses operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights around the coast of Ireland.
Saint Luke’s Church of Ireland was the third church to stand on the site.
Designed as a branch of the National Bank, the is a fine small-town bank designed in a High Victorian Gothic with fine chimney stacks.
The chapel was a later addition to the Romanesque Revival complex, and was designed by S.F.
Originally constructed 1879 with a later extension to the rear added at cost of £1,000 in 1922. The tower and spire was removed in the 1960s.
Large post office building with a fine curved façade with arcaded windows. Designed by Jacob Owen of the Board of Works and later extended by T.J.