1958 – Textiles Factory, Kitchen Hill, Lurgan, Co. Armagh
Architect: Houston & Beaumont
The factory was built in 1958 for Pinehurst Textiles but the British Army took it over in early 1971 for use as a barracks due to its size and position.
1960 – McCabe’s Bar, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Architect: Ian Campbell
Interesting modern insertion into a traditional pub exterior. Also included a remodelling of the interior to include an off-license –
1968 – Armagh Planetarium, Co. Armagh
Architect: G. Phillip Bell
Armagh Planetarium was first proposed in 1943 and the Armagh observatory team worked towards its realisation for over two decades.
1976 – New Technical College, Portadown, Co. Armagh
Architect: Shanks Leighton Kennedy Fitzgerald
Constructed in the new planned town of Craigavon in the 1970s, this is a good example of the brutalist architecture of the period.
1996 – Unbuilt Armagh – Marketplace Theatre
Architect: NJBA A+U
This was an unplaced entry in the Armagh Marketplace Theatre Competition. The semi industrial nature of the auditorium is wrapped in a warm brick exterior shell containing all of the associated uses;
19th C. – Annvale, Keady, Co. Armagh
Large linen works outside Armagh including linen bleaching greens and weaving works. No longer in use. The postcard illustration is from the early 20th century.
2002 – Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh
Architect: Glenn Howells
The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre is Armagh’s state of the art cultural and conference facility in the heart of this historic city,
2015 – Tommy Makem Arts & Community Centre, Keady, Co. Armagh
Architect: DA Architects
A modern, multi-purpose facility which commemorates the life and times of the internationally-celebrated Irish folk musician.
