1832 – Donard Lodge, Newcastle, Co. Down
Built in 1829-32 by the 3rd Earl Annesley as a marine residence.
Built in 1829-32 by the 3rd Earl Annesley as a marine residence.
Starting life as a simple single aisle church, the nave was entended by two bays,
“THIS house which a short time back purchased by Mr. George G. Sloane and stands forward from the front of Bellvue Hotel,
Unbuilt design for hotel on the Newcastle coast, presumedly on the site now occupied by the Slieve Donard.
Enniskean House was built in the late 1890s by R.W Murray a businessman from Virginia in the United States. Built as a summer retreat and designed to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Mourne mountains.
The result of an architectural competition held by the Belfast & Co.
The first terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) opened their line south from Downpatrick in March 1869, but the current building dates from a 1905 remodelling when the Great Northern Railway of Ireland arrived here from Banbridge.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church was first opened on 12th June 1966 replacing an earlier church on Main Street. The church is reputed to be the first circular church in Ireland and is now a listed building as “an example of sixties’