1885 – Royal Triumphal Archway, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Built to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales in June 1885,
Built to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales in June 1885,
Designed for The Most Rev Dr.
Large complex of building facing a small lake, started in 1859 although a convent had been in operation on this site for some years before.
Largely constructed by 1885 of local limestone with Tullamore limestone dressings –
An earlier church, heavily remodelled in 1883-85 to designs by Sir Thomas Drew.
Adjacent to the fine St Saviour’s Church by J.J.
Originally designed by Daniel J.
Thomas Thompson, a navel surgeon distinguished in the Napoleonic Wars,
This fine building was erected in 1885 as “Thompson House for the Incurables”,
Former townhall extended after an architectural competition in 1885.