1876 – Tipperary Town Hall, Co. Tipperary
The only Irish work of Oxford-based architect Thomas Jackson, the former townhall is now refurbished as a local theatre after a period of neglect,
The only Irish work of Oxford-based architect Thomas Jackson, the former townhall is now refurbished as a local theatre after a period of neglect,
Although Harrow School was founded in 1571, the majority of its buidings date from 1845-84. During this period,
The Examination Schools were designed by Thomas Graham Jackson and were completed in 1882. They were Jackson’s first major commission and set the scene for his transformation of Oxford’s academic architecture over the following 40 years.
Illustration published in The Building News, June 13th 1880. The Oxford Chronicle for 11 October 1879 gives the following full description of the proposed school: “This building,
“The new pavilion for the use of the Oxford University Cricket Club is built in the Parks,
The school began life on November 3, 1875, with twenty-nine girls and three teachers under headmistress Ada Benson,
The first recorded rector of Bromley, Richard of Wendover, served from 1226 to 1238. However, as the basin of the present font is Norman,
The Examination Schools were designed by Thomas Graham Jackson, Oxford’s most famous 19th century architect, in 1876 and their construction was completed in 1882.
Perspective view published in The Building News, December 19th 1884. Construction was stopped, in 1887, at the second floor level of the tower,