1840 – Glasshouse, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Charles Lanyon
As originally built, it was to the designs of Charles Lanyon in 1840. Turner & Walker were the contractors for first stage.
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1858 – Palm House – Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Architect: Robert Matheson
A magnificent Victorian Palm House with wonderful masonry topped by a graceful ironwork roof, the Palm House reopened in 2002 after a lengthy restoration.
1860 – Ardgillan Glasshouse, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
Dating from around 1860, this fine and recently restored glasshouse is made of timber rather than cast iron. The glasshouses are set in the gardens of Ardgillan Castle and are open to the public.
1869 – Curvilinear Range, Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Co. Dublin
Architect: Richard Turner
The Curvilinear Range of Glasshouses at the National Botanic Gardens were constructed between 1843 and 1869 and designed by native Dubliner Richard Turner.
1877 – Llandudno Gardens & Aquarium, Wales
Architect: Driver & Rew
Perspective View including ground plans as published in The Building News, March 16th1877.
1878 – Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, California
Architect: Lord & Burham
The Conservatory of Flowers is an elaborate Victorian greenhouse with a central dome rising nearly 60 feet high and arch-shaped wings extending from it for an overall length of 240 feet.
1880 – Glasshouses, Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Substantial glasshouses in the walled garden of Farmleigh house.
1880s – Hothouses, Seamount, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Architect: MacKenzie and Moncur
Large range of hothouses constructed for the Jameson family at their home at Malahide. The glasshouses,
1884 – Great Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin
Costing £800, the Great Palm House, which was made of wood and iron, was prefabricated in the Scottish town of Paisley by James Boyd &
1886 – Tropical Ravine House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
The Victorian Tropical Ravine houses a collection of plants in Temperate and Tropical zones, within the setting of a ravine built into the sloping hillside.
