Lisburn

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,

1880 – Union Bridge, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Union Bridge crosses the River Lagan in Lisburn, between the town centre on the western bank in Co. Antrim and the suburbs in Co.

1884 – Court House, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Architect: John MacHenry

Built in 1884 at the expense of the local landowner and Member of Parliament for Lisburn Sir Richard Wallace,

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.

1888 – Design for Temperance Institute, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Architect: Young & Mackenzie

Unbuilt design for Temperance Institute which was completed in 1889 by the same architects.

1889 – Temperance Institute, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Architect: Young & Mackenzie

Alcohol abuse was a big problem in Lisburn at the end of the 19th century.

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.