1789 – Bishop Gate, City Walls, Derry, Co. Derry
The present Bishop Gate was built in 1789 as a triumphal arch to mark the first centenary of the closing of the gates by The Apprentice Boys of Derry.
Originally apprenticed to Thomas Ivory, Baker worked with James Gandon after Ivory’s death. He continued work on the King’s Inns after Gandon resigned from the project. But his most important work was the laying out of Westmoreland and D’olier Street for the Wide Streets Commissioners with a co-ordinated design of houses over ground floor shop façades. He was also responsible for the restoration of St Audoen’s Church of Ireland on High Street.
The present Bishop Gate was built in 1789 as a triumphal arch to mark the first centenary of the closing of the gates by The Apprentice Boys of Derry.
An 18th-century lighthouse folly in the form of a giant Doric column, surmounted by glazed lantern,
In 1796 the Dublin Society moved from their building on Grafton Street,
Approved design for the Wide Streets Commissioner for facade treatement to Westmoreland Street. A further design was what was eventually constructed.
In 1800, eight architects were invited to submit proposals for St. George’s Church, even though a proposal by Francis Johnston had already been approved.
This was the last great public building designed by James Gandon and was designed to provide study and residence facilities for barristers.