1859 – Design for Ulster Bank Headquarters, Belfast
Architect: Fitzgibbon Louch
Design entry for new headquarters for the Ulster Banking Company. Published in The Building News, January 21 1859.
Design entry for new headquarters for the Ulster Banking Company. Published in The Building News, January 21 1859.
The original castle was first built around 1474. The current Lough Eske Castle was reconstructed in the 1860s by the Brooke family on the site of their medieval castle.
Designed by architect Fitzgibbon Louch, of Derry. Louch had previously been based in Dublin, and later Belfast,
“This building was formally opened on Thursday week. It has been erected from the designs of Mr.
Larne-born William Kirk (1795-1871) was a merchant and an MP who developed the linen industry in Keady and Darkley.