William G. Murray (1822-1871)

1841 – Crom Castle, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh

Architect: Edward Blore / William G. Murray / William Hague

Originally constructed by 1837 and rebuilt to the original plans in 1841 after a fire.

1858 – AIB, Cootehill, Co. Cavan

Architect: William G. Murray

Built as a branch of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, and now a branch for AIB.

1860 – AXA Insurance, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Architect: William G. Murray

The former bank, constructed for the Belfast Banking Co., is built of limestone ashlar with an elaborate façade at street-level.

1860 – Former Great Northern Railway Station, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

Architect: Sir John MacNeill / William G. Murray

The Railway Station possibly designed by Sir John MacNeill on a more modest scale than his masterwork at Portadown with some later adaptations by William G.

1860 – Railway Station, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh

Architect: William G. Murray

Small Gothic station constructed for the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Co. and which opened 26 August 1858.

1861 – Allied Irish Bank, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Architect: William G. Murray

The Provincial Bank opened in Athlone in 1827. It was the first branch of a large commercial bank to be opened in the town.

1863 – No. 60 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin

Architect: William G. Murray

Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863, this office building has a fine streetlevel stone facade unfortunately painted in rather garish colours.

1863 – Railway Station, Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Architect: William G. Murray / William H. Mills

Constructed by the Irish North Western Railway in 1862-63, and later extended by the Great Northern Railway which took over the INWR in 1883.

1864 – Northbrook Road Asylum, Ranelagh, Dublin

Architect: William G. Murray

Gothic revival institution not much larger than a large Victorian house “for respectable but reduced aged protestants”,

1865 – Axa Insurance, Mary Street, Dublin

Architect: William G. Murray

Designed as a warehouse for a local merchant Patrick Beakey, this is now part of a larger office building.