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14 March 2013
1859 – Blessed Lady of the Rosary Church, Lanesborough, Co. Longford

1859 – Blessed Lady of the Rosary Church, Lanesborough, Co. Longford

A former Church of Ireland building, converted for use as the local Roman Catholic church in 1915. The change of congregation and various rebuilds over the years have given it a curious appearance....

14 March 2013
1878 – St Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick, Co. Laois

1878 – St Joseph’s Church, Mountmellick, Co. Laois

Architect: J.J. O’Callaghan / W.H. Byrne & Son The main body of St. Joseph’s was constructed between 1872 and 1878, with the tower a later addition of 1904 by W.H. Byrne & Son....

11 March 2013
1860c – Methodist Church, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

1860c – Methodist Church, Arklow, Co. Wicklow

Five-bay gable-ended Gothic Methodist church, with the façade finished in uncoursed rubble stone with dressed stone to the openings. Photograph courtesy, and copyright of Keith J. Allen.

11 March 2013
1861 – St. Luke’s Church, Heywood, Lancashire

1861 – St. Luke’s Church, Heywood, Lancashire

Architect: Henry Sumners Published in The Building News, May 10, 1861: “The old chapel, after repeated additions, being galleried all round, became at last too small for the wants of the inhabitants, and...

11 March 2013
1862 – Church of St. Paul, Hooton, Cheshire

1862 – Church of St. Paul, Hooton, Cheshire

Architect: James K. Colling The church was built between 1858 and 1862 to a design by James K. Colling for the Liverpool banker R.C. Naylor at a cost of £5,000 (£350,000 as of...

11 March 2013
1870 – St. Alban’s Church, Tattenhall, Cheshire

1870 – St. Alban’s Church, Tattenhall, Cheshire

Architect: John Douglas It is believed that a church has existed on this site since the time of the Norman conquest. Although the tower and parts of the present church date from the...

11 March 2013
1879 – St. Michael’s Church, Ditton Hall, Cheshire

1879 – St. Michael’s Church, Ditton Hall, Cheshire

Architect: Henry Clutton Founded when Jesuits who had been expelled from Germany in 1872 and settled in Ditton. The church was constructed between 1876 and 1879, cost £16,000, and was funded Lady Mary...

09 March 2013
1867 – St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Aungier St., Dublin

1867 – St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Aungier St., Dublin

Architect: E.H. Carson A rebuilding of an earlier church from 1752. Described as a restoration at a cost of nearly £7,000, retaining only the nave walls of the original church. At the time...

09 March 2013
1881 – St Brigid’s Church, Clara, Co. Offaly

1881 – St Brigid’s Church, Clara, Co. Offaly

Architect: J.J. O’Callaghan / Ralph H. Byrne Designed in 1876, and completed by 1881, and reminiscent of Pugin’s work at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney – in particular the central crossing tower. The...