1852 – National Exhibition, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
The National Exhibition was housed in a cruciform building,
1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson / C.J. Phipps
The building,
1855 – National Irish Bank, 71 South Mall, Cork
Architect: William Caldbeck
Good quality bank branch on South Mall.
1859 – Munster Model Farm, Cork
Architect: Frederick Darley
Also known as the Munster Institute,
1860 – Central Markets, Cork
Architect: John Benson
Home to the renowned English Market,
1860 – Penrose Quay Railway Station, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
The original railway terminus for the Great Southern and Western Railway.
1860 – The Assembly Rooms, South Mall, Cork
Architect: Richard Brash & Robert Walker
‘The Assembly Rooms’,
1861 – Nos. 40-41 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Corner-sited end-of-terrace six-bay four-storey former store for J. Newson & Co.,
1861 – St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Cork
Architect: Kearns Deane
By popular local legend, the architect Kearns Deane gave his services free,
1861 – St. Patrick’s Bridge, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
Fine masonry bridge with three elliptical archies to designs by engineer-architect Sir John Benson.
