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1843 – Presbyterian Church, Anne Street, Wexford
Architect: Thomas Willis
Described in 1885 as 'a simple though shapely building handsomely decorated with closely clinging ivy'. The ivy is gone now, but this is a simply designed church with the minimum of architectural fuss. The simple gothic details ar
https://www.archiseek.com/1843-presbyterian-church-anne-street-wexford/
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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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1961 – Kilmakee Presbyterian Church, Seymour Hill, Belfast
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
Kilmakee Presbyterian Church opened in 1961, replacing a temporary wooden building, serving the Seymour Hill estate. A harshly geometric shape externally with a soaring
https://www.archiseek.com/1961-kilmakee-presbyterian-church-seymour-hill-belfast/
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1956 – Presbyterian Church, Rathcoole, Co. Antrim
Architect: Robert J. McKinstry
Rathcoole Housing Estate was one of the first large-scale housing schemes in Northern Ireland in the 1940s and 50s. At the time it was the largest housing estate in Northern Ireland and followed a co
https://www.archiseek.com/1956-presbyterian-church-rathcoole-co-antrim/
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1965 – Presbyterian Church, Harmony Hill, Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
The foundation stones for Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church were laid in September 1964. The church was formally opened by the Moderator, the Rev Dr James Dunlop on 29 May 1965. This church has been described as a te
https://www.archiseek.com/1965-presbyterian-church-harmony-hill-lisburn-co-antrim/
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1887 – Crescent Church, University Rd., Belfast
Architect: John Bennie Wilson
Designed by Scottish architect John Bennie Wilson after an architectural competition to design a new church for the Linen Hall St. congregation who were relocating. Weirdly only one B
https://www.archiseek.com/1887-crescent-church-belfast/
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1825 – Union Chapel, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin
In 1818, two branches of Irish Seceding Presbyterianism united to form the Secession Synod of Ireland. The united congregation continued to use a chapel at Mary’s Abbey until funds from the Wide Street Commissioners enabled th
https://www.archiseek.com/1825-union-chapel-lower-abbey-street-dublin/
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1923 – Ulsterville Presbyterian Church, Lisburn Rd., Belfast
Architect: Samuel Stevenson
Congregation formed in 1902, the church was designed circa 1913 but not built until 1923 because of World War I. The foundation stone was lai
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1923-ulsterville-presbyterian-church-lisburn-rd-belfast/
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1876 – Presbyterian Church & School, Magheramorne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
Delightful collection of buildings finished in stone with yellow brick timmings.
"The buildings which form one of our illustrations this week are the in course of ere
https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1876-presbyterian-church-school-magheramorne-co-antrim/
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