1850 – Former Garda Station, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Like many buildings around the country from the time of the British administration,
Like many buildings around the country from the time of the British administration,
Former Royal Irish Constabulary police station, now in use as a Garda Station. Unusual design with central house with round towers to the corners.
Designed as the County Gaol by John Neville, and now in use as the town’s Garda Station.
From The Builder, April 9, 1870: The works for the new municipal buildings Belfast Ireland are being energetically forward;
Design by James H. Owen of the Board of Works for RIC police barracks –
Severe and forbidding Royal Irish Constabulary barrack, one of a series designed in a similar style around Ireland.
Beautiful sandstone facade on this well maintained heritage building, and considered to be one of State Architect James Barnet’s best small-scale works.
The police courts and station at the corner of King and James, served until 1903 when it was replaced by a new central police station.
“This is a new police-station recently erected at Stoke-on-Trent, for the Staffordshire Standing Joint Committee.
As published in The Building News, September 19th 1902.