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1892 – 2nd Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, Co. Down
Architect: Vincent Craig

Built on the site of an earlier meetinghouse by an unknown architect, the church by Vincent Craig, (his brother was later first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland) is like much of his work, slightly eccentric. Eschewing the paired o
https://www.archiseek.com/2nd-presbyterian-church-saintfield-co-down/
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1892 – 2nd Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, Co. Down
Architect: Vincent Craig

Built on the site of an earlier meetinghouse by an unknown architect, the church by Vincent Craig, (his brother was later first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland) is like much of his work, slightly eccentric. Eschewing the paired o
https://www.archiseek.com/2nd-presbyterian-church-saintfield-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #churches #CoDown #IrishPresbyterianChurches #Saintfield #VincentCraig18691925

1892 – 2nd Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, Co. Down
Architect: Vincent Craig

Built on the site of an earlier meetinghouse by an unknown architect, the church by Vincent Craig, (his brother was later first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland) is like much of his work, slightly eccentric. Eschewing the paired o
https://www.archiseek.com/2nd-presbyterian-church-saintfield-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #churches #CoDown #IrishPresbyterianChurches #Saintfield #VincentCraig18691925

1892 – 2nd Presbyterian Church, Saintfield, Co. Down
Architect: Vincent Craig

Built on the site of an earlier meetinghouse by an unknown architect, the church by Vincent Craig, (his brother was later first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland) is like much of his work, slightly eccentric. Eschewing the paired o
https://www.archiseek.com/2nd-presbyterian-church-saintfield-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #churches #CoDown #IrishPresbyterianChurches #Saintfield #VincentCraig18691925

1967 – House, Mourne Mountains, Co. Down
Architect: Robert McKinstry & Associates

Holiday house designed to take in the scenic views of the Mourne Mountains though continuous strip windows and a walkout terrace on the upper floor.
https://www.archiseek.com/1967-house-mourne-mountains-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1967 #CoDown #RobertMcKinstryAssociates

1967 – House, Mourne Mountains, Co. Down
Architect: Robert McKinstry & Associates

Holiday house designed to take in the scenic views of the Mourne Mountains though continuous strip windows and a walkout terrace on the upper floor.
https://www.archiseek.com/1967-house-mourne-mountains-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1967 #CoDown #RobertMcKinstryAssociates

1960 – Outlook House, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Ian Campbell

Later extended - according to Campbell’s obituary in the 'RIBA Journal', he and his wife lived in a caravan in the car park at the front of their office while they built this, their house 'Outlook' on a site overlooking Belfast Lough. In different stages of complet
https://www.archiseek.com/1960-outlook-house-holywood-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1960 #ArchitectsOwnHouses #CoDown #Holywood #IanCampbell19252020

1960 – Outlook House, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Ian Campbell

Later extended - according to Campbell’s obituary in the 'RIBA Journal', he and his wife lived in a caravan in the car park at the front of their office while they built this, their house 'Outlook' on a site overlooking Belfast Lough. In different stages of complet
https://www.archiseek.com/1960-outlook-house-holywood-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1960 #ArchitectsOwnHouses #CoDown #Holywood #IanCampbell19252020

1956 – Civic Centre, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Munce & Kennedy

Civic centre including library, a maternity and child welfare clinic, council chamber, and a public hall for 500 designed in the late 1940s for Holywood Co. Down. Built in two stages. According to The Builder "The immediate problem was one of circulation and access, and
https://www.archiseek.com/1956-civic-centre-holywood-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1956 #CoDown #Holywood #MunceKennedy #MunicipalBuildings

1956 – Civic Centre, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Munce & Kennedy

Civic centre including library, a maternity and child welfare clinic, council chamber, and a public hall for 500 designed in the late 1940s for Holywood Co. Down. Built in two stages. According to The Builder "The immediate problem was one of circulation and access, and
https://www.archiseek.com/1956-civic-centre-holywood-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1956 #CoDown #Holywood #MunceKennedy #MunicipalBuildings

1961 – St. Mary’s High School, Newry, Co. Down
Architect: Corr & McCormick

The Education Act 1947 provided for free secondary education to all throughout the United Kingdom. The immediate result was an explosion in pupil numbers, a shortfall in teaching staff and greater pressure on existing resources. This prompted a boom in school buildings acro
https://www.archiseek.com/1961-st-marys-high-school-newry-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1961 #CoDown #CorrMcCormick #Newry #schools

1961 – St. Mary’s High School, Newry, Co. Down
Architect: Corr & McCormick

The Education Act 1947 provided for free secondary education to all throughout the United Kingdom. The immediate result was an explosion in pupil numbers, a shortfall in teaching staff and greater pressure on existing resources. This prompted a boom in school buildings acro
https://www.archiseek.com/1961-st-marys-high-school-newry-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1961 #CoDown #CorrMcCormick #Newry #schools

1957 – Cyril Lord Carpet Factory, Donaghadee, Co. Down
Architect: McAlister, Mather & Partners

A factory built for textile entrepreneur Cyril Lord, known as "The Carpet King". Lord’s diversification into carpet manufacture was prompted by a major technological innovation – the introduction into
https://www.archiseek.com/1957-cyril-lord-carpet-factory-donaghadee-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #LostBuildingsOfIreland #1957 #CoDown #Donaghadee #factories #McAlisterMatherPartners

1957 – Cyril Lord Carpet Factory, Donaghadee, Co. Down
Architect: McAlister, Mather & Partners

A factory built for textile entrepreneur Cyril Lord, known as "The Carpet King". Lord’s diversification into carpet manufacture was prompted by a major technological innovation – the introduction into
https://www.archiseek.com/1957-cyril-lord-carpet-factory-donaghadee-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #LostBuildingsOfIreland #1957 #CoDown #Donaghadee #factories #McAlisterMatherPartners

1854 – St. Mary’s Church, Newcastle, Co. Down
Architect: John J. McDonnell

Starting life as a simple single aisle church, the nave was entended by two bays, and a polygonal apse later added. The entrance front and spire were added to St. Mary's around 1910, tenders being invited in 1909, to designs by John J. McDonnell. External embe
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1854-st-marys-church-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1854 #churches #CoDown #JohnJMcDonnell #Newcastle

1854 – St. Mary’s Church, Newcastle, Co. Down
Architect: John J. McDonnell

Starting life as a simple single aisle church, the nave was entended by two bays, and a polygonal apse later added. The entrance front and spire were added to St. Mary's around 1910, tenders being invited in 1909, to designs by John J. McDonnell. External embe
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1854-st-marys-church-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1854 #churches #CoDown #JohnJMcDonnell #Newcastle

1905 – Former Railway Station, Newcastle, Co. Down
The first terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) opened their line south from Downpatrick in March 1869, but the current building dates from a 1905 remodelling when the Great Northern Railway of Ireland arrived here from Banbridge. The station at Newcastle is a
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1905-former-railway-station-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1905 #CoDown #GreatNorthernRailway #Newcastle #RailwayStations

1905 – Former Railway Station, Newcastle, Co. Down
The first terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) opened their line south from Downpatrick in March 1869, but the current building dates from a 1905 remodelling when the Great Northern Railway of Ireland arrived here from Banbridge. The station at Newcastle is a
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1905-former-railway-station-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1905 #CoDown #GreatNorthernRailway #Newcastle #RailwayStations

1905 – Former Railway Station, Newcastle, Co. Down
The first terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) opened their line south from Downpatrick in March 1869, but the current building dates from a 1905 remodelling when the Great Northern Railway of Ireland arrived here from Banbridge. The station at Newcastle is a
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1905-former-railway-station-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1905 #CoDown #GreatNorthernRailway #Newcastle #RailwayStations

1905 – Former Railway Station, Newcastle, Co. Down
The first terminus of the Belfast and County Down Railway (BCDR) opened their line south from Downpatrick in March 1869, but the current building dates from a 1905 remodelling when the Great Northern Railway of Ireland arrived here from Banbridge. The station at Newcastle is a
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1905-former-railway-station-newcastle-co-down/
#ArchitectureOfDown #1905 #CoDown #GreatNorthernRailway #Newcastle #RailwayStations