1865 – Whitworth Hall, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Built by Benjamin Whitworth for the benefit of the citizens of Drogheda, this vigourous composition in Lombardo-Romanesque is a good contribution to the street-scape.
Built by Benjamin Whitworth for the benefit of the citizens of Drogheda, this vigourous composition in Lombardo-Romanesque is a good contribution to the street-scape.
In the Lombardo-Venetian style, and described as “a style particularly suitable for the site on which it is erected,
Designed like its neighbour, the Ulster Hall by William J. Barre, this is a fine example of the Belfast warehouse.
The Foundation Stone of the Church was laid on 26 August 1865 by James Sherman Crawford,
A relatively straight forward Palladian facade with projecting Corinthian portico, this Methodist church also has a fine interior.
Originally a relatively conventional Georgian residence, Bessmount was redesigned by William Barre (architect of the Dawson Monument in the centre of nearby Monaghan town) for William Henderson around 1869.
Originally a bank and now a Tesco convenience store, the building was completed by Turner and Williamson after the death of Barre.
Constructed of sandstone as a memorial to Queen Victoria’s late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, the Albert Memorial Clock stands 113 feet tall.
William Joseph Barre was a prolific Irish architect who built many well known buildings in Belfast and the northern part of Ireland in a Gothic Revival style,