1862 – Church, Ilminster, Somerset
From The Building News, January 31, 1862: This little church near Ilminster Somerset was rebuilt a few years ago to the memory of Stephen Pitt Esq by his widow lately deceased.
From The Building News, January 31, 1862: This little church near Ilminster Somerset was rebuilt a few years ago to the memory of Stephen Pitt Esq by his widow lately deceased.
A small country house erected for James Anthony Lawson QC (1817-87), with the interior completed after the death of Benjamin Woodward in 1861.
“This building was completed in 1862. It is constructed of Longridge stone coarse with rough face.
Sir Philip Crampton (1777-1858) was Surgeon-General to the British Army. He was always interested in zoological science and played an active part in founding the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland and was many times its president.
“Our illustration for this number comprises a view of the memorial at present being erected by subscription,
Competition entry for headquarters of the National Bank on College Green. The National Bank was a competitior of the Bank of Ireland opposite and seen very much as a bank for catholic businessmen rather than the Anglo-Irish aristocracy.
The Normal College, Bangor was an independent teacher training college and opened in temporary premises in January 1858.
Design in architectural competition to construct a new O’Connell Bridge, replacing Gandon’s Carlisle Bridge.
Built as warehouses for the Dublin & Glasgow Steam Packet Co. who ran steamers to Glasgow every Tuesday and Friday,
The station for the mainline Dublin-Sligo rail route is a grander affair than the local narrow gauge station but still modest in comparison to stations in the larger Irish towns.