1245 – St. Francis Abbey, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Franciscans came to Ireland in around 1226, and St Francis’s Abbey was founded sometime between 1231 April 1234. The first definite date for the abbey is October 15,
1840s – Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Clotworthy Arts Centre was built in the 1840s as a coach house and stables for Antrim Castle. It was once the centre of a thriving farm and consists of an enclosed central courtyard flanked by two wings built in a neo-Tudor style.
1845 – Board of Trade, Treasury Buildings, Whitehall, London
Architect: Charles Barry
In 1824 plans by Sir John Soane were approved for a new building, to accommodate the Board of Trade and the Privy Council Office,
1845 – Cahore House, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Architect: Daniel Robertson
A seaside villa redesigned and enlarged into a small mock Tudor castle incorporating a fake “medieval”
1845 – Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, Australia
The atmospheric interior of Christ Church has developed and changed over the years since consecration in 1845. It remains a work in progress with numerous architects contributing,
1845 – Church of The Navity, Chapelizod, Co. Dublin
Architect: John Bourke
Built in 1845 and only costing £2,500, Chapelizod Church is an auster gothic building over a lofty crypt to raise it above the flood plain of the river Liffey which flows past it.
1845 – Clontarf Railway Bridge, Dublin
A fine stone double-arched bridge under the railway embankment.
1845 – Former Commercial Bank of Midland, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: William Thomas
Dismantled, moved from its original site, and reassembled to front a modern office building placed in the weird surroundings of Santiago Calatrava’s Galleria at BCE Place.
1845 – Glendinning Monument, Westport, Co. Mayo
Architect: Charles William Papworth
Erected as a testimonial to George Glendenning JP (1770-1843), Agent of the Bank of Ireland (appointed 1826).
1845 – Government House, Sydney, Australia
Architect: Edward Blore / Mortimer Lewis
The Governor of the colony of New South Wales was the British monarch’s representative and it was considered fitting that a grand residence be built to reflect this viceregal appointment.
