1533 – St. Columbs’s Cathedral, Derry
Described in ‘Tours in Ulster a hand-book to the antiquities and scenery of the north of Ireland’,
1622 – Exchange or Market House, Derry
Originally erected by the London Corporation at a cost of over 500 pounds after a decision taken in 1616 that “a market house and a town house should be erected in Derry,
1692 – Exchange, Derry, Co. Derry
Architect: Captain Francis Neville
Built to replace the Exchange of 1622,
1789 – Bishop Gate, City Walls, Derry, Co. Derry
Architect: Henry Aaron Baker
The present Bishop Gate was built in 1789 as a triumphal arch to mark the first centenary of the closing of the gates by The Apprentice Boys of Derry.
1814 – Former Foyle College, Derry
Architect: John Bowden
Foyle College traces its origins to 1617 and the establishment of the Free Grammar School at Society Street within the city walls of Derry by Mathias Springham of the Merchant Taylors’
1824 – Derry Gaol, Co. Derry
The fourth gaol constructed in Derry, it opened in 1824, and closed in 1953,
1828 – Governor Walker’s Monument, Derry
Architect: John Henry
The former Walker’s Pillar was a memorial to Rev.
1840 – Gywn’s Institution, Brooke Park, Derry
Architect: Samuel Jackman
John Gwyn was a local businessman,
1859 – Former Townhall, Derry
Architect: Thomas Turner / William J. Given
Former townhall sited in the centre of the Diamond –
1859 – Magee College, Derry
Architect: Edward P. Gribbon
The design for Magee College was selected in competition.
