1850s – Jurys Commercial & Family Hotel, College Green, Dublin
Architect: E.H. Carson
William Jurys, a former commercial traveler,
1850s – Royal Victoria Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry
The Royal Victoria Hotel, one of Ireland’s first “grand” hotels occupied this location during the 19th and early 20th century and played host to Princes,
1851 -Todd, Burns & Co., Mary Street, Dublin
Architect: William Caldbeck
Todd Burn’s Department Store on the corner of Mary Street and Jervis Street was a bustling enterprise on Dublin’s northside.
1852 – Clarence Hotel, Wellington Quay, Dublin
Former incarnation of the Clarence Hotel, later replaced in the late 1930s.
1852 – National Exhibition, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
The National Exhibition was housed in a cruciform building,
1853 – Clery & Co., O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: William Caldbeck
Opened in May 1853 when McSwiney,
1853 – Great Industrial Exhibition, Merrion Square, Dublin
Architect: Sir John Benson
The Great Industrial Exhibition in 1853 was the largest international event to be held in Ireland.
1853 – Richard Allen, No. 28 Lower O’Connell St., Dublin
A long galleried shop, probably reminiscent of similar constructed in London at this time.
1853 – W. & R. Jacob & Co. Biscuit Factory, Bishop Street, Dublin
Architect: Beckett & Harrington
The massive factory developed over several years for W.
1854 – Upper House, Richmond District Lunatic Asylum, Dublin
Architect: Jacob Owen, Board of Public Works
This 1913 illustration depicts the front elevation of the Male Department of the Richmond District Lunatic Asylum,
