1829 – National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The National Monument was built as an act of deliberate folly and contrary to popular lore was not the result of lack of funds.
The National Monument was built as an act of deliberate folly and contrary to popular lore was not the result of lack of funds.
Constructed as Middlesex County Court House with castle-like features and Gothic details. It was designed by architect John Ewart and was constructed in 1827-29.
The Royal Irish Institution for encouraging the Fine Arts in Ireland, was founded in 1813. Its objects were the “stimulating native talent by furnishing models to assist the labours of Irish artists and by rewarding the authors of works of superior merit.”
Originally built between 1824-29 to designs by Newry native Thomas Duff. But with new additions to the exterior and a refurbishment to the interior in the 1880s,
A new church, constructed in 1829, using the fabric of an earlier church, and re-using a medieval tower as a belfry.