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05 April 2013
1849 – Franciscan Church, Galway, Co. Galway

1849 – Franciscan Church, Galway, Co. Galway

Architect: James Cusack Started in 1835 and not completed until 1849, in a neo-classical style with a crisp Doric portico. Possibly a remodelling of an earlier church.

19 March 2013
1849 – Indian Gate, Dromana Estate, Villierstown, Co. Waterford

1849 – Indian Gate, Dromana Estate, Villierstown, Co. Waterford

Architect: Martin Day The “Hindu-gothic” Indian gate designed by a local architect Martin Day. The design is a strange combination of Gothic and Oriental styles and is the only Irish example of the...

09 March 2013
1849 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

1849 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

Architect: William Deane Butler The foundation stone for the present church was laid on the 16th August 1844 by Father Joseph Butler P.P. and was completed in 1852. Designed by William Deane Butler,...

29 March 2012
1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, Baggot Street, Dublin

1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, Baggot Street, Dublin

Architect: Royal triumphal archway constructed at Baggot Street bridge over the Grand Canal, for the occasion of Queen Victoria’s visit to Dublin in 1849. “The Queen, after having received a deputation of the...

29 March 2012
1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, High St., Belfast

1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, High St., Belfast

Architect: Thirty-two foot tall triumphal archway constructed for the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Belfast in 1849. Supposedly the words Cead Mile Failte were inscribed on the reverse side to...

17 December 2009
1849 – St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Manitoba

1849 – St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Manitoba

Architect: William Cockran Between 1845 and 1849 construction proceeded on a new stone church to serve the burgeoning Parish of St. Andrew’s. The building was designed by Archdeacon William Cockran (1798-1865) to serve...

06 November 2009
1849 – Shandon Butter Market, Cork

1849 – Shandon Butter Market, Cork

Architect: John Benson Built close to St. Anne’s, the former butter market was once the centre of Cork trade. This is the rear entrance with its triumphal archway flanked by coupled columns and...

24 September 2009
1849 – Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast

1849 – Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast

Architect: Sir Charles Lanyon Sir Charles Lanyon designed the main building of Queen’s University of Belfast in 1849 which now bears his name. The building is famous for its long Gothic Revival facade...