Architecture of Down

25 September 2009
1785 – Temple of the Winds, Newtownards, Co. Down

1785 – Temple of the Winds, Newtownards, Co. Down

Architect: James Stuart The Temple of the Winds, James “˜Athenian’ Stuart’s banqueting hall of 1785, overlooks Strangford Lough. It had small viewing balconies, instead of porticos, to take advantage of views. The interior...

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23 March 2012
1823 – Ormeau House, Co. Down

1823 – Ormeau House, Co. Down

Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison A long rambling Tudor mansion designed for the 2nd Marquess of Donegall on the then outskirts of Belfast, who was in exile from his creditors in England. Originally a...

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25 September 2009
1840 – Mount Stewart House, Co. Down

1840 – Mount Stewart House, Co. Down

Architect: George Dance / William Vitruvius Morrison Between 1804 and 1806, the London architect George Dance was employed by Alexander Stewart, later first Marquess of Londonderry, to design what is now the west...

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11 April 2011
1857 – Scrabo Tower, Newtownards, Co. Down

1857 – Scrabo Tower, Newtownards, Co. Down

Architect: Charles Lanyon Erected in 1857, the Tower was built by local people as a monument to Charles William Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. The marquis was a local landowner and nobleman with...

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01 March 2012
1873 – St. Colmans Church, Dromore, Co. Down

1873 – St. Colmans Church, Dromore, Co. Down

Architect: Timothy Hevey Designed by architect Timothy Hevey of Belfast in an early English Gothic. Built in black stone, with freestone dressings, the walls are supported with courses and buttresses. The church consists...

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23 September 2009
1880 – Ballyculter Church, Co. Down

1880 – Ballyculter Church, Co. Down

Architect: Sir Thomas Drew

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25 September 2009
1896 – Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down

1896 – Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co. Down

Architect: Young & Mackenzie Designed to embrace the seaviews, the Slieve Donard Hotel was once the epitome of the Victorian Hotel with its balconies, dormers and seven storey tower. Sadly the original interiors...

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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...

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