1877 – Allied Irish Bank, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Originally the Provincial Bank, this branch of AIB is finished with elaborately carved Mountcharles sandstone. Well proportioned,
Originally the Provincial Bank, this branch of AIB is finished with elaborately carved Mountcharles sandstone. Well proportioned,
Most large Irish towns have a fine classical courthouse (Carlow, Monaghan, Dundalk), but Sligo’s is a fine Gothic Revival ediface.
“The new branch of the Bank of Ireland which has just been erected in Stephen street,
Built to commemorate the deceased Bishop Gillooly who was a campaigner against alcohol. The interior is classic victorian –
Designed by Belfast architect Henry Seaver, this distinctive brick Arts and Crafts building, sited on rising land,
The Lady Erin Monument was erected in 1898 to honour the centenary celebrations for those men who had fought in the Insurrection of 1798.
Originally designed for the Belfast Bank Co, and later a branch of the Royal Bank by Vincent Craig,
A fine post office with shallow, bow-fronted end bays with beautiful banded brick. Above the pedimented doorway inscriptions read ‘
The original building was designed by James Owen of the Board of Works to provide education to all demoninations between 1857-63.