1931 – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Built from fabric of earlier church of c.1850 from Custume Barracks in Athlone,
Built from fabric of earlier church of c.1850 from Custume Barracks in Athlone,
The Royal Bank Tower is a 16 storey office tower located in downtown Vancouver and served as the regional office for the Royal Bank of Canada until 1973.
The original building was a wooden structure designed by noted architect John W.H. Watts. After several additions this structure proved too small and in the late 1920s a fundraising effort to build the new church was launched.
The original church of this parish stood on Marlborough Street but was destroyed like much of the area in fighting during the Civil War of 1922.
The architect was John Stevenson (1890-1950) of Samuel Stevenson & Sons, Belfast. Originally built in 1931 for the Gallaher Tobacco Company,
The building was one of the first modern skyscrapers in Canada and was, for a time,
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