1862 – Christ Church Presbyterian, Rathgar, Dublin
Designed in the 14th century French Gothic style,
Designed in the 14th century French Gothic style,
The third church designed by Scottish architect Andrew Heiton in a French Gothic in Dublin.
In the 1860s the growth of the Presbyterian congregation and a substantial increase in rent on the Mary’s Abbey property made it desirable for the congregation to seek new premises.
Demolished to make way for an extension to the Jervis Hospital.
A simple little stone church with classical overtones and a similarly designed porch which perfectly echoes the proportions of the main facade.
In 1863 William Hague won a competition with a £20 premium to design church and manse.
In the Lombardo-Venetian style,
The Foundation Stone of the Church was laid on 26 August 1865 by James Sherman Crawford,
Simple little Gothic Revival Presbyterian Church in a combination of limestone and granite masonry,
Erected in the early 1870s,