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 – Grandstand, The Curragh Racecourse, Co. Kildare
Architect: Sancton Wood
In the same way that railways helped develop seaside resorts with daily excursions,
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,
1855 – Ballyedmond Castle, Rostrevor, Co. Down
Architect: Charles Lanyon
Ballyedmond Castle was a Tudor-Baronial mansion,
1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson / C.J. Phipps
The building,
