1773 – Abbeyleix House, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
A seven-bay, three-storey over basement with dormer attic Classical-style country house, begun 1773, with a pedimented breakfront having a cut stone Doric door-case to the ground floor.
A seven-bay, three-storey over basement with dormer attic Classical-style country house, begun 1773, with a pedimented breakfront having a cut stone Doric door-case to the ground floor.
When the 3rd Viscount de Vesci married Lady Emma Hubert, daughter of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery. The Earl built this stone terrace of houses for the town as part of his daughter’s dowry.
A robust and rustic obelisk in the middle of the market square dedicated to the 2nd Viscount de Vesci.
Originally designed by John Semple in 1825, only the western end with his trademark austerity survives.
The second placed entry in a competition for a memorial for Thomas, Third Viscount de Vesci.
Designed by prominent church architect William Hague, this church of 1896 is attached to an earlier convent.
Unusual market house from the early twentieth century in a curious hybrid of styles. Shown prior to its conversion to a library by deBlacam &
A wonderfully eccentric design for the Hibernian Bank which mixes a myriad of architectural features. The small tower with corner window and copper dome is the entrance to the manager’s residence above the branch.
Historically there are four phases of development of the Market House, the original retangular plan with a small central capola on the ridge,
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