J. Rawson Carroll (1830-1911)

In 1857 set up his own practice at 180 Great Brunswick St. By 1870 he had been appointed architect to the United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. In 1882 Carroll took his nephew and pupil John Howard Pentland into partnership. However he left to jin the Board of Public Works in 1884. In 1892, Carroll formed a new partnership Carroll & Batchelor with his chief assistant, Frederick Batchelor, which lasted until his retirement in 1905. Besides Batchelor and Pentland, Carroll’s assistants included Frederick G. Hicks who later went into partnership with Batchelor, as Batchelor & Hicks which operated from 1905 to 1922.