1884 – SS Augustine and John, Thomas Street, Dublin
Architect: Pugin & Ashlin
The tallest existing spire in Dublin and sited on high ground to be visible from the Liffey valley,
The tallest existing spire in Dublin and sited on high ground to be visible from the Liffey valley,
The moving force behind the construction of this island church was Reverend Arthur Sweatman who later became Archbishop of Toronto,
“A square site necessitate a departure from the usual type of planning,
St Augustine’s church is a distinguished building,
The Henry Wilson Memorial Church as published in The Building News,
St Cartage’s Parish Church was officially opened in 1884,
On the site where St. Frances Cathedral stands today there was originally a small mission church.
In 1976 St John the Baptist Church,
Perspective view including plan published in The Building News,
Dates from 1883–86 when the chancel was built to a design by James Brooks.