1846 – Queen’s Old Castle, Grand Parade, Cork
Architect: Henry Hill / S.F. Hynes / Chillingworth & Levie
William Fitzgibbon from Rathkeale,
1847 – The Eglinton Lunatic Asylum, Cork
Architect: William Atkins
Originally designed as three separate ranges spectactularly sited overlooking the river Lee.
1847 – University College Cork
Architect: Sir Thomas Deane
One of three colleges constructed in Belfast,
1849 – Monard Railway Viaduct, Co. Cork
Architect: William Dargan
Seven-arch limestone built viaduct, opened 1849,
1849 – Royal Triumphal Archway, Anglesea Bridge, Cork
Decorative archway built to welcome Queen Victoria to Cork. Similar archways were built in Belfast and Dublin to mark this and subsequent Royal visits.
1849 – Shandon Butter Market, Cork
Architect: John Benson
Built close to St. Anne’s, the former butter market was once the centre of Cork trade.
1849 – St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Bandon, Co. Cork
Architect: Joseph Welland
The first church built on the present site was in 1614 with the help of Richard Boyle,
1850 – St. Mary’s Priory, Cork
Architect: William Atkins
Sited alongside the classical St. Mary’s catholic church,
1851 – Chetwynd Viaduct, Co. Cork
Architect: Charles Nixon
Designed by Charles Nixon (a former pupil of I.K.
1851 – Design for St. Mary’s (North) Cathedral, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
A design for reconstruction comprising a new tower,
