1861 – St. Mary & Michael, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Architect: J.J. McCarthy
Designed in 1856 by one of the most prolific and prominent church architects of his time J.J.
1862 – International Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: E.W. O’Kelly
Constructed for the seaside resort of Bray with 130 bedrooms,
1863 – Powerscourt Church of Ireland, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow
Architect: John Norton
‘Early English’ style church of 1859 by English architect,
1863 – The Royal Fitzwilliam Hotel, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Rathdrum railway hotel was built by the Dublin & South Eastern Railway as The Royal Fitzwilliam Hotel and opened on 26 October 1863.
1863 – Vartry Bridge, Dargle, Co. Wicklow
In 1861 Parliament passed the Dublin Waterworks Act creating a project to dam the River Vartry in Roundwood to form the Vartry Reservoir.
1864 – Tinode House, Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Caldbeck
Tinode House was burned to the ground in 1922 by the IRA,
1865 – Christ Church, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Slater
A large and elaborate Church of Ireland,
1865 – Railway Station, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow
Shillelagh railway station opened on 22 May 1865 at the end of a branchline from Woodenbridge via Aughrim and Tinahely.
1866 – Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wicklow
Architect: William Fogerty
Still in use today, it was described at the time of its completion as a ‘very neat little church’.
1868 – Violet Hill, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Fogerty
A medium sized country house, originally finished in brick,
