1821 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin
Architect: Samuel Beazley
The first of three Theatre Royals on this site.
1824 – Royal Arcade and Grand Promenade, College Green, Dublin
Destroyed by fire in 1838. Described as “a beautiful structure two storeys high.
1824 – Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey St., Dublin
Architect: Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston, in his retirement, funded and designed this building for the Royal Hibernian Academy.
1824 – The Academy, Pearse Street, Dublin
Originally built as an industrial headquarters for The Dublin Oil and Gas Company established to extract gas from fish oil.
1824 – The Flowing Tide, Abbey Street, Dublin
A pub building on an important corner site, The Flowing Tide has a great cut stone façade at street level.
1825 – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Architect: Edward Parke & William Murray
Beautifully sited on St.
1825 – St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Marlborough Street, Dublin
Architect: John Sweetman
1825 – Union Chapel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin
In 1818, two branches of Irish Seceding Presbyterianism united to form the Secession Synod of Ireland.
1826 – Home’s Hotel / Wellesley Market, Usher’s Quay, Dublin
Home’s Hotel was opened by Scotsman George Home in 1826 but it only remained open for a few years.
1826 – St. Peter’s Chapel & Free School, Phibsborough, Dublin
An early description of the church and school which opened in 1826: ‘St.
