1865 – Stableyard, Hope Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Fine stableyard with accomodation set around three sides of a square and decorative stone archways set into the centre of the fourth.
Fine stableyard with accomodation set around three sides of a square and decorative stone archways set into the centre of the fourth.
An excellent example of the Gothic revival by J.J. McCarthy, known as the “Irish Pugin”,
Designed by Richard Herbert Carpenter and William Slater of London who afterward also produced plans to extend St.
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.
Castle Leslie stands on the site of an earlier castle and was designed by Charles Lanyon and W.H.
Fine set of piers and gates flanked by matching gatehouses in an Italianate style. Up until recently the northern gatehouse was in poor repair while the southern house (the right in the postcards) has been restored.
Possibly by William Hague or E.J. Tarver. Quite unusual design for Ireland, almost English provincial town in style.
Large complex of buildings built between 1869-71. McCurdy was picked after an architectural competition in 1863 with nineteen competitors from England,
Large redbrick hotel with fine detailing including windows at ground floor and cornice, and very substantial chimneys,
Originally known as Maddenton, Hilton Park was redesigned by William Hague (primarily a catholic church architect) in 1874.