1875 – St. Catherine of Sienna, Dominican Church, Newry, Co. Down
Architect: G.C. Ashlin
Church for the Dominicans, foundation stone laid in May 1873.
Church for the Dominicans, foundation stone laid in May 1873.
This Roman Catholic church took some time to be completed –
The design was chosen as a result of an architectural competition.
From The Architect, November 20,
Construction took so long that both the original architect,
The Coffee Palace was run by the Dublin Total Abstinence Society.
Published in The Irish Builder, June 1 1875.
Built at Nos. 79-80 Middle Abbey Street for W.H.
The Belfast & Northern Counties Railway commissioned an impressive dressed sandstone structure with Italianate tower,
The present Seymour Street Church building was built and opened in 1875.