1566 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
The building of the nine-arched Elizabethan bridge of Athlone in 1566,
1578 – North Gate, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Northgate Street takes its name from a sixteenth century town gate which formed part of the Town Wall of Athlone.
1810 – Athlone Castle, Co. Westmeath
Towards the end of the 12th century the Anglo-Normans constructed a motte-and-bailey fortification here.
1827 – St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Richard Richards / Rawson Carroll
Designed by Richard Richards,
1840 – Corpus Christi Church, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Joseph Welland
An early-Victorian Gothic Revival church with an unusual combination of small belfry and large porch.
1844 – Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Thomas Rhodes
The present ford bridge was built by Thomas Rhodes,
1850 – Railway Bridge, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: G.W. Hemans
The bridge, which is 542 ft.
1851 – Former MGWR Station, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: John Skipton Mulvany
The MGWR Station or East Station was designed by John Skipton Mulvany and opened in 1851.
1858 – Railway Station, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: George Wilkinson
This elegant Italianate station with its entrance through a recessed loggia of three arches was built to the design of George Wilkinson who is better known for his fine Harcourt Street Station in Dublin.
1861 – Allied Irish Bank, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: William G. Murray
The Provincial Bank opened in Athlone in 1827.
