1862 – Tempo Manor, Tempo, Co. Fermanagh

Constructed in two phases in 1862 and 1867 for Sir James Emerson Tennent.. Described in 1862 as: “On the site of this old house Sir J. E. Tennent is now building a mansion in the Byzantine Gothic style of architecture, after a design by Messrs. Lanyon, Lynn, and Lanyon, of Belfast. The building is of hammered sandstone with dressings of cut stone; and, having seen the plans and drawings, I can state that when completed it will be one of the handsomest houses in the country. It will contain about thirty apartments. The west side will be 72 feet in length, the south about 50 feet, and the apex of the gables 42 feet in height. The ornamentation will be very tasteful, but not of an elaborate character.” The West of Ireland: It’s Existing Conditions and Prospects by Henry Coulter.