1852
Architecture of Sligo
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Co. Sligo
Joseph James
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1891 – Bank of Ireland, Stephen St., Sligo
1852 – Library, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Architect: Walter Blackett & Joseph James
Built as an Independent Church in Gothic Revival style circa 1852, it was converted in 1954 into a Library. The former manse of 1863 is the Sligo County Museum, housing collections of Yeat’s works. It also has a copy of the Nobel Prize awarded to Yeats and some of his unpublished lettters. This is the architects only work in Ireland – they were from England.
Published December 30, 2009 | Last Updated June 24, 2024