Architect, of London, for whom see Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 (RIBA 2001), II, 628. Apart from alterations at Kilruddery, Co. Wicklow, for the eleventh Earl of Meath, all Slater's recorded work in Ireland - both before and after he entered into partnership with RICHARD HERBERT CARPENTER  RICHARD HERBERT CARPENTER in 1863 - was for the Church of Ireland. Before forming the partnership with Carpenter, he designed the cathedral of St Fethlimidh at Kilmore, Co. Cavan (1857-60) and Christ Church, Bray, Co. Dublin (1860-63). Between 1858 and 1863 he also restored the east end of Limerick cathedral and re-roofed the nave and south aisle.

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5 work entries listed in chronological order for SLATER, WILLIAM #

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Building:	CO. CAVAN, KILMORE, CATHEDRAL OF ST FETHLIMIDH (CI)
Date:	1857-1860;1869
Nature:	New cruciform cathedral in Middle Pointed Gothic style. Norman door from old cathedral incorporated in vestry. Cons. 17 Jul 1860. Cost: £8,000 (excl. fittings). Builder: William Hague, Cavan. Bishop's throne and reredos carved by Forsyth, London. Font & pulpit by Purdy & Outhwaite, Dublin. S transept window by Ward & Hughes, S aisle window by Clayton & Bell. Minton tiles in chancel. SE porch added, 1869.
Refs:	Set of tracings, signed by WS and Joseph Welland, 1857, in RCB Library, portfolio 20, also plans and elevations, some signed by Welland, in RCB Library, MS 139 (C:\WP51\ARCH) ; drawing exh. Dublin International Exhibition of Art & Manufacture 1865, No. 146; RA 1858, No. 963; B 16, 15 May 1858, 343; B 18, 18,25 Aug 1860, 528(illus.),529(illus.),548; DB 3, 1 Aug 1861, 586,587(illus.); APSD, K, 21-22; B.H. Blacker, Sketches of Irish Churches (1871-73), No. 12: Kilmore Cathedral

Building:	CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, BRIDGE STREET, CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY (CI)
Date:	1858-63
Nature:	Restoration of E end, including new E window (as memorial to Augustus Stafford, MP), new roof over nave, S transept. Builder: Ryan. Stained glass of E window: Clayton & Bell to design by WSAlso Westropp family monument in S transept (executed by Henry Poole & Son, Westminster).
Refs:	Drawing exh. Dublin International Exhibition of Art & Manufacture 1865, No. 166; B 16, 13 Feb,25 Sep 1858, 115,651; 21, 3 Jan,8 Jul 1863, 17,517; DB 2, 1 Sep,1 Dec 1860, 329,378; 3, 1,15 Sep 1861, 618,633-4; 7, 1 Jul 1865, 161; M. Lenihan, Limerick; its history and antiquities (1866), 602; Lynda Mulvin, 'St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick: unpublished correspondence of the cathedral restoration in the nineteenth century', Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies 4 (2001), 185-193

Building:	CO. WICKLOW, BRAY, CHURCH ROAD, CHRIST CHURCH (CI)
Date:	1860-63;1864-65
Nature:	New Gothic church to accommodate 1,000 people. Work supervised by Gillespie. FS laid 6? Sep 1861. Consecrated 25? Jul 1863. Work supervised by William Gillespie. Contractor: T.H. Carroll. Tower and spire erected 1864-5 (Contractor: John Butler)
Refs:	Drawing(s) for new church, signed and dated Sep 1860, in RCB Library, portfolio 13; drawing exhibited at Dublin International Exhibition of Art & Manufactures, 1865 (no.163); IAA, PKS B02/16, A03 (Apr,Sep 1860, Apr,Sep,Oct 1861, pp.37v,38v, 89v,90v), L1 (pp.40,41,43-46,66,503,&c.); DB 3, 15 May 1861, 519; 5, 1 Aug 1863, 133; 6, 1 Aug 1864, 154; 7, 1 Jun 1865, 143;  Irish Times, 7 Sep 1861;   B 16, 7 Aug 1858, 539;19, 3 Aug,14 Sep 1861, 533,636;  B.H. Blacker,Sketches of Irish Churches (Dublin, 1871-73), ?.

Building:	CO. WICKLOW, KILRUDDERY
Date:	1861-62
Nature:	Alts. including Dutch gable and oriel window on S front. For 11th Earl of Meath.
Refs:	Detail drawing of window, 11 Nov 1861, in collection of Earl of Meath, Kilruddery (photograph in IAA, Reading Room box files).

Building:	CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, CLYDE ROAD, CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW (CI)
Date:	1863
Nature:	Practice among 5 invited to submit portfolio of work prior to choosing architect for church. T.H. Wyatt chosen. j
Refs:	B 21, 5 Sep 1863, 644