1876 – Tipperary Town Hall, Co. Tipperary
Architect: T.G. Jackson
The only Irish work of Oxford-based architect Thomas Jackson, the former townhall is now refurbished as a local theatre after a period of neglect,
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson (1835-1924)
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson (1835-1924) was a major figure in the late-Victorian architectural scene. He was born in Hampstead in north-west London, and educated at Brighton College and then Oxford, where he became a Fellow of Wadham in 1864. He served his articles with Sir George Gilbert Scott, and is perhaps best known for his Examination Schools in Oxford (1876-82).
1878 – House at Harrow School, London
Architect: T.G. Jackson
Although Harrow School was founded in 1571, the majority of its buidings date from 1845-84. During this period,
1879 – House, Harrow, London
Architect: T.G. Jackson
1879 – Interior of Large Hall, Examination Schools, Oxford
Architect: T.G. Jackson
The Examination Schools were designed by Thomas Graham Jackson and were completed in 1882. They were Jackson’s first major commission and set the scene for his transformation of Oxford’s academic architecture over the following 40 years.
1880 – City of Oxford High School for Boys, George Street, Oxford
Architect: T.G. Jackson
Illustration published in The Building News, June 13th 1880. The Oxford Chronicle for 11 October 1879 gives the following full description of the proposed school: “This building,
1881 – Cricket Pavilion for Oxford University, Oxfordshire
Architect: T.G. Jackson
“The new pavilion for the use of the Oxford University Cricket Club is built in the Parks,
1881 – New High School for Girls, Oxford
Architect: T.G. Jackson
The school began life on November 3, 1875, with twenty-nine girls and three teachers under headmistress Ada Benson,
1882 – Extension to Church, Bromley, Kent
Architect: T.G. Jackson
The first recorded rector of Bromley, Richard of Wendover, served from 1226 to 1238. However, as the basin of the present font is Norman,
1882 – New Examination Schools, Oxford
Architect: T.G. Jackson
The Examination Schools were designed by Thomas Graham Jackson, Oxford’s most famous 19th century architect, in 1876 and their construction was completed in 1882.
1884 – Brighton College, New Gateway & Boarding House, Sussex
Architect: T.G. Jackson
Perspective view published in The Building News, December 19th 1884. Construction was stopped, in 1887, at the second floor level of the tower,
