1813 – All Saints Church of Ireland, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
In April 1814 work commenced on the building of the present All Saints Church.
In April 1814 work commenced on the building of the present All Saints Church.
This attractive church was largely built under the patronage of Jane Countess of Belvedere, who also laid out the crescent at this time and was responsible for the construction of many of the buildings that surround it.
Described in 1837 by Lewis, “About a mile and a half from Athlone on the Leinster side of the Shannon is Moydrum Castle the handsome residence of Viscount Castlemaine a solid castellated mansion with square turrets at each angle beautifully situated on the edge of a small lake and surrounded by an extensive and richly wooded demesne.”
The beginnings of the present structure is in 1780 when Sir Benjamin Chapman,
Designed by Richard Richards, an architect and builder from Roscommon, to the usual Board of First Fruits plan.
A simple T-plan catholic church constructed shortly after the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829. Typical of many constructed at this time,
Built in 1836, it was demolished in 1936 to make way for the new Christ the King Cathedral. Designed to accommodate 6000,
Fine stone market building with five wide arched opening at ground level with two floors of storage above, reached by an external stair.
An early-Victorian Gothic Revival church with an unusual combination of small belfry and large porch. It retains its original form and much of its original fabric and fittings.
The present ford bridge was built by Thomas Rhodes, a cousin of the famous Cecil Rhodes,