1870 – St Thomas Church of Ireland, Eglantine Ave., Belfast
Architect: John Lanyon, Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon
This area of Belfast underwent rapid expansion during the middle to late 19th century –
This area of Belfast underwent rapid expansion during the middle to late 19th century –
It is believed that a church has existed on this site since the time of the Norman conquest.
Five-aisled cruciform basilica with round windows in the central aisle.
Erected in the early 1870s,
Altar Window designed by T.
As published in The Building News,
Designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon and he considered it the best of the 114 churches he designed,
Before & after restoration as published in The Building News,
Described as “Venetian in style” in the Adelaide Register of July 1870,
Quirky-looking church, originally constructed around 1845, with later additions from the 1870s.