1774 – Clifton House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Robert Mylne / Robert Joy
Built in 1774 by Belfast Charitable Society, the building was used until the late 1880’s as Belfast’s Poor House.
poorhouse
1774 – Poor House, Limerick
Architect: Rev. Deane Hoare
In 1773 the Limerick county and city Grand Juries came together with a budget of 500 pounds to build a poorhouse on land donated by the local Bishop.
1857 – Oldmill Reformatory School for Boys, Aberdeen, Scotland
Architect: James Matthews
Oldmill was an Aberdeen reformatory set up in 1857 and occupied by about 150 boys. Closed in 1898.
