1925 – Presbyterian War Memorial Hostel, Belfast
Architect: Young & Mackenzie
When the First World War ended in 1918 the question arose of a suitable war memorial to Irish Presbyterians who had made the supreme sacrifice –
When the First World War ended in 1918 the question arose of a suitable war memorial to Irish Presbyterians who had made the supreme sacrifice –
The community was constructed between 1917 and 1926 with the Chapel of St Gabriel blessed on May 23 1926.
According to family lore,
Gabled, half-timbered-effect block of shops &
An obelisk of hammered granite with dressed angles standing on a base reached by three steps.
Vernon March was an English sculptor,
Public building with few architectural pretensions other than the round-headed windows at ground level and the small,
A fabulous Art Deco building finished in Portland Limestone,
Ladies club house for the Royal Portrush Golf Club.