1836 – Castleshane, Co. Monaghan
Originally a medieval house on the site was constructed in 1591,
Originally a medieval house on the site was constructed in 1591,
A previously modest Georgian house was dressed up by George Papworth in the 1830s.
Fine little building with decorative pinnacles and crisp detailing. The battlemented porch with twin-light window is an especially attractive feature.
Constructed to replace an earlier house,
Next to the Court House is St Patrick’s Church of Ireland –
Former stores for the now defunct Ulster Canal. Originally fronted by a small harbour and alongside a humpbacked bridge over the canal which provided access to the first floor stores,
Blore was reponsible for alterations and enlarging of House for 1st Lord Templetown in 1836-37.
Described in the late 1830s: “The new palace is built in the Grecian Doric style and covered with Roman cement.
A large and imposing Tudor-Revival mansion of about 1836,
Constructed during 1836-37 to replace an earlier meeting house built 1821 at Alfred Place.