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1888 – Glasgow’s City Chambers

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Architect: William Young Designs for successful entry in competition to design new city hall, published in The Building News, September 15 1882. The winning design was by William Young, a London-based architect whose grandiose design impressed the city fathers. Young had spent time in Italy and his design incorporated many classical Italian features. 600,000 people [...]

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Irish Architectural Archive Temporary Closure

admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:19:17 +0000

On foot of cutbacks in core grants and the sustained downturn in its traditional private-sector support base – architecture and construction – the Irish Architectural Archive has been experiencing very serious financial difficulties since mid-2012. Having ended last year with a €30,000 deficit, and facing the prospect of a cumulative deficit of over €100,000 by [...]

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1913 – Snippets from the construction of Manitoba Parliament, Winnipeg

admin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:58:39 +0000

Architects: Francis Worthington Simon From The Building News, February 16 1912: “Mr. Leonard Stokes, P.R.I.B.A., has been appointed by the Government of Manitoba to act as assessor in the competition for the new Government Buildings in Winnipeg. It is expected that he will leave England about the middle of next month, and will be away [...]

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1883 – City Hall, Albert Quay, Cork

admin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:31:47 +0000

Cork City Hall began its life as the City’s Corn Exchange, the main frontage of which was constructed in 1843. The location was also used by two industrial exhibitions in 1852 and 1883, with exhibition buildings attached to the rear of the Corn Market. Following the success of the 1883 exhibition, the Corn Exchange was [...]

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1945 – Church of the Sacred Heart, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal

admin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:23:04 +0000

Architect: Ralph H. Byrne Large Roman Catholic church that proclaims its position over the town and countryside. Done in a vaguely Italianate style with the campanile and crossing tower and dome, described as “Neo-Italianate” at the time. Clearly an example of the mid-century church building in Ireland, as epitomised by buildings of the period in [...]

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Designers with ‘Backbone’ sought to complete Dublin City’s ‘Civic Spine’

admin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:25:49 +0000

The Parnell Square Cultural Quarter (PSCQ) will be a landmark destination which will complete the Civic Spine of Dublin at its northern end. Following on from the public launch of this major project, Dublin City Council is now seeking an outstanding Design Team to deliver that landmark. The Civic Spine route includes the Grafton Street [...]

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1898 – Cairndhu House, Larne, Co. Antrim

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Architect: Samuel Patrick Close The existing houses was extended in 1897-98 by Samuel P. Close for John Stewart Clarke. In the process it became a large multi-gabled house of asymmetrical plan and irregular outline. What makes it unique is the fret-work treatment of its timber verandas and balconies which gave it a flavour of the [...]

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1886 – St. Thomas’s Parochial Hall, Marlborough St., Dublin

admin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:53:17 +0000

Architect: Alfred G. Jones Constructed during 1885-86 to complement the adjoining church of 1762 by John Smyth. The church and hall were gutted by fire which destroyed most of the O’Connell Street area in the Civil War in July 1922. Although the external structure survived, it was decided to extend Gloucester Street (Sean Mac Dermott [...]

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1849 – Mayfield House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

admin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:32:25 +0000

Architect: William Tinsley / John Skipton Mulvany Detached seven-bay three-storey over basement Italianate house incorporating fabric of earlier house constructed for the Malcomson family, whose cotton mills were nearby. Originally designed by William Tinsley, with later additions of 1857 including the tower by J.S. Mulvany. Now sadly ruined, the building has been largely stripped for [...]

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1757 – Bridge, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly

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Shannonbridge gets its name from the bridge connecting County Offaly and County Roscommon. Rachra is generally considered the old name for Shannonbridge, but ‘Shannonbridge’ was adopted after the building of the bridge in 1757. Shannonbridge was heavily fortified by the British in the Napoleonic era. Some of the fortifications including a fortare still visible today [...]

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1837 – Glena Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry

admin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:16:40 +0000

Cottage ornée originally built by Lady Kenmare for the use of friends and visitors to the Lakes. Queen Victoria had lunch here during her 1861 visit to Killarney. Destroyed by fire in 1922. Possibly designed by Lewis Vulliamy. Related Posts: 1854 – Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 1448 – Muckross Abbey, Killarney, Co. Kerry [...]

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1854 – Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Paul Clerkin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:36:42 +0000

Architect: Frederick Darley Constructed after an architectural competition in 1852, that was won by William Atkins with a premium also awards to Richard Brash. The railway line to Killarney from Dublin was about to be completed and the Great Southern and Western Railway Company decided to build a “Grand Hotel” outside of Dublin, and after [...]

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1448 – Muckross Abbey, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Paul Clerkin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:21:28 +0000

Founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor. It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times. Today the abbey is roofless but generally quite well preserved. Its most striking feature is a central courtyard, which contains a large yew tree and is [...]

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1669 – Crotta House, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry

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Architect: Richard Morrison Original house of 1669, owned by the Ponsonby family. Additions of 1819 in a Jacobean style to the existing house by Sir Richard Morrison, who added gables and the curvilinear porch. The childhood hode of Lord Kitchener, whose father leased the house from 1850-63. Described as derelict by 1925, the ruins remained [...]

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1906 – Town Hall, Woolwich, London

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Architect: Alfred Brumwell Thomas The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965. Building began on the hall on 11 February 1903, with the formal opening in January 1906. Internally, the building is dominated by the beautiful ornate Victoria Hall. For many years, this has been [...]

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