1847 – Portlaoise Railway Station, Co. Laois
Architect: Sancton Wood
Originally a station on the Great Southern and Western Railway,
Originally a station on the Great Southern and Western Railway,
Demolished railway station constructed for the Midland Great Western Railway Company.
Fine picturesque railway station for the Great Southern by Sancton Wood.
The station opened on 26 June 1847,
The Ulster Railway opened Belfast’s first railway terminus in 1839,
The station was opened in 1848 as part of the Belfast &
Built by the Belfast &
Opened in 1849 on the Great Southern & Western Railway’s main Dublin to Cork line,
Broadstone harbour’s location was chosen for its proximity to the markets and the law courts.
Wonderful symmetrical composition with a stationmaster’s house in the upper floor of the central building.