1813 – All Saints Church of Ireland, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
In April 1814 work commenced on the building of the present All Saints Church.
Articled to Sir Charles Lanyon, Drew joined the office of William G. Murray and moved to Dublin. He became one of the most distinguished architects of the 19th century in Ireland, as well as being president of the RIAI and held the Chair of Architecture at the new National University of Ireland. Amongst his most important buildings are the Ulster Bank branch of Dame Street, Dublin (the interior of which has been destroyed); the Trinity College Graduate’s Building, Rathmines Town Hall, and St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast.
He was inaugural President of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, serving from 1901-1903. In addition, he was President of the RIAI, the RSAI and the RHA and held the chair in architecture at the National University of Ireland.
He married Adelaide Anne, sister of William G. Murray, in 1871. In his latter years Drew suffered from gout. He was affected by it in 1909, but returned to work by the beginning of 1910. In February 1910 he underwent an operation for appendicitis which left him in a critical condition, and he died on 13 March.
In April 1814 work commenced on the building of the present All Saints Church.
Built in 1815, to a design by architect John Johnson, with four-bay nave and five-stage tower.
Largely constructed in 1816 near the site of former one, which had become too small.
A prominently sited church which acts as a landmark in the village. According to Edward McParland, in James Gandon: Vitruvius Hibernicus (1985),
The present Anglican cathedral in the city is mostly a 19th century restoration of the 13th century shell and is sited on a hill in the centre of the city.
Originally the principal Church of Ireland in the town, the Mariners Church,
Originally this Bank opened as the Union Bank in 1867 with only four bays on College Green and two on Church Lane.
Commissioned in 1864 but not completed for several years, and designed to serve a new suburb of Dublin.
Formerly the Habitat store, and now a clothing department store, the building on the left was once a famous Dublin delicatessan,
“It is a picturesque and prettily-situated building, of a character in harmony with its rural position.