1863 – No. 60 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: William G. Murray
Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863,
Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863,
Constructed by the Irish North Western Railway in 1862-63,
Gothic revival institution not much larger than a large Victorian house “for respectable but reduced aged protestants”,
Designed as a warehouse for a local merchant Patrick Beakey,
One of the most magnificent buildings in Cork,
Designed for the Scottish Equitable Insurance Company,
Now part of the Westin Hotel,
Originally this Bank opened as the Union Bank in 1867 with only four bays on College Green and two on Church Lane.
Demolished in 1972, this fine Victorian facade was the head offices of Gilbey’s.
Italianate palazzo by William G.