1865 – Ardhu House, Limerick
Ardhu House was built for Thomas Revington, costing £4,500. There was also an accompanying gate lodge to the house which has been demolished.
Ardhu House was built for Thomas Revington, costing £4,500. There was also an accompanying gate lodge to the house which has been demolished.
Designed as a warehouse for a local merchant Patrick Beakey, this is now part of a larger office building.
The original castle of Ballymena was built in the early 17th century,
The church was built in 1860 by John Bentley, later famous as the architect of Westminster Cathedral.
Standing today, different from as illustrated in 1868, the tower has no spire,
A large and elaborate Church of Ireland, unusually so, as their churches tended to be more understated.
Originally designed by John Semple in 1825, only the western end with his trademark austerity survives.
A gothic revival church commissioned by Lord Holmpatrick and sited close to the older and now ruined church and churchyard.
Demolished in the early 1980s to provide a new church and sheltered housing.
From The Building News: “This church was erected in 1865 from the designs of Mr.
Designed by leading Irish church architect J.J. McCarthy, the foundation stone was laid in 1859, with the church largely complete and used for mass by 1865.