1870 – Town Gates, Hope Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Fine set of piers and gates flanked by matching gatehouses in an Italianate style.
1870 – Town Hall, Larne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Alexander Tate
Constructed as a townhall, with museum and public library,
1870 – Ulster Bank Buildings, Waring St., Belfast
Architect: Thomas Jackson & Son
Now part of the Merchant Hotel along with the former Ulster Bank headquarters next to it.
1870 – Villa, Strandtown, Belfast
Architect: Thomas Jackson & Son
“The villa which is the subject of our illustration in this number,
1870 – William Smith O’Brien Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: Thomas Farrell
William Smith O’Brien (1811-1861) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament and leader of the Young Ireland movement.
1870 – Working Men’s Institute, Queen Street, Belfast
Architect: Anthony Thomas Jackson
“The foundation-stone of the Belfast Working Men’s Institute and Temperance Hall was laid on Saturday on the site selected at the corner of Queen-street and Castle-street.
1870 – Design for O’Connell Bridge, Dublin
Architect: Charles Geoghegan
Entrant in architectural competition to construct a new O’Connell Bridge,
1870s – Benn Hospital, Clifton Street, Belfast
On the corner of Glenravel and Clifton Streets in Belfast, and constructed as a Eye,
1870s – Bray Head Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Purpose built hotel from the 1870s, later extended, most notedly by W.H.
1870s – Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Quirky-looking church, originally constructed around 1845, with later additions from the 1870s.
