1875 – Wesleyan Church & School, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: William Gray
The present Seymour Street Church building was built and opened in 1875. Shortly afterwards a manse was built adjacent ground with Seymour Street National School,
1884 – Courthouse, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: John MacHenry
Late 19th century court house was based on Palladio’s Villa Ragona at Ghizzole di Montegaldina. Demolished 1971.
1897 – Railway Station, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: William H. Mills
Rebuilt by Chief Engineer of the GNR William Hemingway Mills in 1897 to replace the earlier Ulster Railway building of 1839.
1889 – Temperance Institute, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: Young & Mackenzie
Alcohol abuse was a big problem in Lisburn at the end of the 19th century.
1885 – Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: Godfrey W. Ferguson
This fine building was erected in 1885 as “Thompson House for the Incurables”, named after a local surgeon (William Thompson MD) who had tragically died three years earlier.
