1870 – Former Bank of Ireland, Shipquay St., Derry
Architect: Sandham Symes
“The building recently erected in Londonderry for the Bank of Ireland, was opened for business on Monday,
1870 – Foyle Road Railway Station, Derry
Architect: Turner & Williamson
Italianate railway terminus for the Great Northern Railway Company by Turner & Williamson. This was one of two stations in Derry,
1871 – City Portrait Room, Carlisle Rd., Derry
Architect: William McElwee
Building for Hugh Kerr, photographer – finished in polychrome brick with Dungiven sandstone dressings. “The materials used are Belfast red pressed bricks,
1871 – Londonderry Academical Institution, Derry, Co. Derry
Architect: Turner & Williamson
Described in the Irish Builder as ‘notable for the almost total absence of any mere ornamental features’.The Londonderry Academical Institution was established by a body of influential local merchants,
1873 – St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry
Architect: J.J. McCarthy
Prior to its completion, The Dublin Builder remarked that “The Roman Catholic Cathedral, a spacious Gothic structure,
1875 – Waterside Railway Station, Derry
Architect: John Lanyon
The Belfast & Northern Counties Railway commissioned an impressive dressed sandstone structure with Italianate tower, which opened in 1875.
1877 – The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, Derry
Architect: John G. Ferguson / Robinson & Davidson
The original part of the Hall was opened in 1877, and dedicated to the memory of the thirteen apprentice boys who closed the city gates in 1688.
1879 – Lumen Christi College, Derry
Architect: Crome &Toye / Ralph H. Byrne
The central building was a casino or recreational building for the Bishop of Derry.
1879 – House, Chapel-Hill, Derry
Architect: Frederick H. Godwin
Born in Donegal, Frederick H. Godwin and his elder brother, William Arthur Godwin, were working in the London office of his uncle Edward W.
1882 – Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners
Architect: John Kennedy
The Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners built this fine sandstone building in 1882 to the design of John Kennedy.
