Navan

1630 – Athlumney Castle, Navan, Co. Meath

Constructed over several centuries – the classic form of the fortified Irish tower house visible as part of the Jacobean mansion.

1755 – Beauparc, Navan, Co. Meath

Architect: Nathaniel Clements

Described in Slater’s Directory, 1894 as “the mansion is situated on the summit of a high bank,

1830s – Sion House, Navan, Co. Meath

Sion House was one of the residences of the Dunville family and it was used by them as a base for their pursuit of hunting.

1850s – Athlumney House, Navan, Co. Meath

This large two-storey house dates from the 18th century and was home to the Metge family, who were prominent in Navan’s commercial life in the last century.

1906 – Belfast Banking Co., Navan, Co. Meath

Architect: Anthony Scott

No longer in use as a bank, but looking much the same today as it does in this 1918 photograph.

1942 – Lyric Cinema, Brew’s Hill, Navan, Co. Meath

Architect: John F. McGahon & Son

Many cinemas in smaller urban centres in Ireland were designed in an Art Deco or early modernist style.

2006 – Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath

Architect: Grafton Architects

The space includes a 320-seat theater, three visual-arts areas and a café bar. At a cost of 13.5 million euro,