1872 – SS Peter and Paul’s Church, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
The original church on the site was constructed in 1822 and later extended and the tower added in 1872.
The original church on the site was constructed in 1822 and later extended and the tower added in 1872.
Designed by William Caldbeck in 1869 and constructed on a site donated by the local landowners,
Pugin & Ashlin were declared winners of a limited competition between themselves and W.F.
Unique design with round tower belfry and unusual plan.
From The Building News,
Stevenstone House, built by Mark Rolle between 1868 and 1872 to design of Charles Barry junior (d.1900).
A national school constructed in what was then an unfashionable and poor area.
Described as “The inside is spacious (two bays of the nave are screened off at the west….
The main part of the hospital was founded as a result of a gift from Mary-Ann Horton,
This school was opened in 1873 and was originally known as the (Julius) Elliott Memorial School,