1864 – Belfast Banking Co., Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
Still standing today but its successor bank,
Still standing today but its successor bank,
Sited on Donegall Square facing the dominant City Hall,
Originally built as a Linen Warehouse for Moore and Weinberg by Lanyon,
The original castle of Ballymena was built in the early 17th century,
A fine building by W.H.
“The illustration in this number is a design sent in to the recent Albert Memorial Competition in Belfast,
Rambling Italianate mansion built circa 1865 for James Torrens (1796-1884),
In 1809 work was started to rebuild a large Plantation castle to the designs of John Nash –
Destroyed during the 1941 Belfast Blitz along with its later extension of 1899 on the corner with High Street.
Now demolished, the Braidwater Mill was established in 1865 and employed generations from the town and surrounding areas.