1863 – Powerscourt Church of Ireland, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow
Architect: John Norton
‘Early English’ style church of 1859 by English architect, John Norton, with tower and broach spire,
1863 – The Royal Fitzwilliam Hotel, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Rathdrum railway hotel was built by the Dublin & South Eastern Railway as The Royal Fitzwilliam Hotel and opened on 26 October 1863.
1863 – Vartry Bridge, Dargle, Co. Wicklow
In 1861 Parliament passed the Dublin Waterworks Act creating a project to dam the River Vartry in Roundwood to form the Vartry Reservoir.
1864 – Tinode House, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Caldbeck
Tinode House was burned to the ground in 1922 by the IRA, and has since been partially rebuilt.
1865 – Christ Church, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Slater
A large and elaborate Church of Ireland, unusually so, as their churches tended to be more understated.
1865 – Railway Station, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow
Shillelagh railway station opened on 22 May 1865 at the end of a branchline from Woodenbridge via Aughrim and Tinahely. Constructed by the Dublin,
1866 – Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wicklow
Architect: William Fogerty
Still in use today, it was described at the time of its completion as a ‘very neat little church’.
1868 – Violet Hill, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Fogerty
A medium sized country house, originally finished in brick, and now rendered and painted. The stables and part of the house have been converted into apartments.
1869 – Glenart Castle, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Architect: John McCurdy
Originally a hunting lodge of ca 1750, enlarged as a castellated style house during the early 1800s by John Proby,
1869 – St. Joseph’s Church, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
Architect: Pugin & Ashlin
This was the final commission of the Pugin & Ashlin partnership; finished by Ashlin alone,
