1895 – Uncompleted Clocktower Design for Town Hall, Newry, Co. Down
Architect: William Batt
Proposal for a clocktower to be added to the town hall of Newry.
Proposal for a clocktower to be added to the town hall of Newry.
Demolished in the early 1970s for a modern replacement,
Constructed during 1895-96 and replaced a terrace of Georgian houses,
Curving along Lower Garfield Street,
Second Presbyterian Congregation founded in 1708,
Designed and built for John Milliken.
Competition entry with Lutyenesque central tower by Alfred Gilson Humphry (1868-1928) and William Bonner Hopkins (1868-1958),
In comparison to earlier bank buildings,
Gallaher Tobacco Company, now part of Japan Tobacco,
Wonderfully eccentric bank branch from a time when so many branches were in fairly standard neo-classical,