1868 – Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Leeson St., Dublin
Architect: Rawson Carroll
Later facade and tower added to earlier chapel for the Magdalen Asylum at the foot of Leeson Street.
1868 – Methodist College, Belfast
Architect: William Fogerty
Selected design after an architectural competition to design a school for the advancement of Methodism.
1868 – Mount St. Joseph Convent of Mercy, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Architect: Harte & Stirling / O’Neill & Byrne
The Convent of Mercy opened June 9th 1868 with a later extension by Harte &
1868 – North British & Mercantile Insurance Co., College Green, Dublin
Architect: David Bryce
The last of three buildings by Scottish architect David Bryce in Dublin,
1868 – Obelisk Bridge, Oldbridge, Co. Louth
Architect: John Neville, Samuel Searancke, Alexander Tate
Erected to replace a wooden bridge which collapsed in 1867.
1868 – Old Library, Queen’s University Belfast
Architect: W.H. Lynn, Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon
Gorgeous Victorian library in a decorative Victorian gothic complete with a flèche over a central crossing.
1868 – Pavilion, Victoria Wharf, Dun Laoghaire
Architect: James H. Owen, Board of Public Works
A temporary pavilion constructed for the visit of Prince of Wales –
1868 – Presbytery, Monkstown, Co. Cork
Architect: Pugin & Ashlin
Designed by E.W. Pugin &
1868 – Prince Albert Statue, Leinster House, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
Statue commemorating the Prince Consort,
1868 – St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Crumlin Rd., Belfast
Architect: Slater & Carpenter
St Mary’s Church of Ireland was completed in 1868 to a design by the London architect William Slater.
