1852 – St. Columba’s College, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
Architect: Philip Charles Hardwick
Design for a proposed building at St. Columba’s College, Co. Dublin by Philip Charles Hardwick –
Design for a proposed building at St. Columba’s College, Co. Dublin by Philip Charles Hardwick –
The existing Chapel is the third on the site. The first was under construction in 1328,
The church of S. Alban the Martyr, Holborn was built by a leading architect of the day,
Work began on designing the chapel of the college in 1875 but the cornerstone was not laid until late 1870.
The Architectural style of the Cathedral is best described as Gothic transitional, being partly Early English and partly Decorated.
William Butterfield was born in London in 1814. His parents were strict non-conformists and ran a chemist shop in the Strand.