Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE

Name: DUCART, DAVIS
Building: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE
Date: 1765-1769
Nature: New. Begun 9 Jun 1765. Carried out by Christopher Colles from DD's designs. Cost about £8,000.
Refs: E.McP files, citing NA/PRO Cust.113; J. Ferrar, The History of Limerick…to the year 1787 (1787), ?; Patrick Fitzgerald & John James McGregor, The history, topography, and antiquities, of the county and city of Limerick (Dublin, 1826-7), 589-590; M. Lenihan, Limerick; its history and antiquities (1866), 356; Desmond Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin, 'The architecture of Davis Duckart', Country Life 142, 28 Sep 1967, 735(illus.); Judith Hill, The Building of Limerick (1991), 85-86(illus.); Judith Hill, 'Davis Ducart & Christopher Colles: architects associated with the Custom House at Limerick', Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies 2 (1999), 119-145; John Logan, 'Dropped into this Kingdom from the clouds': The Irish career of Davis Dukart, architect and engineer, 1761-1781', Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies 10 (2007), 39-45

Name: COLLES, CHRISTOPHER
Building: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE
Date: 1765-1769
Nature: Employed by Davis Ducart to superintend erection
Refs: Patrick Fitzgerald & John James McGregor, The history, topography, and antiquities, of the county and city of Limerick (Dublin, 1826-7), II, 589; Judith Hill, 'Davis Ducart & Christopher Colles: architects associated with the Custom House at Limerick', Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies 2 (1999), 119-145

Name: MARK, THOMAS *
Building: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE
Date: 1770;1783
Nature: TM contractor for Custom House and in 1783 erected building on S wall of Custom House yard.
Refs: E.McP files, citing NA/PRO Cust.1.118,167

Name: PAIN, JAMES
Building: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE
Date: 1824
Nature: Opening of entrance on Rutland to new excise office.
Refs: David Lee & Debbie Jacobs, James Pain, architect (Limerick Civic Trust, 2005), 236

Name: UNKNOWN ARCHITECT
Building: CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, CUSTOM HOUSE
Date: 1860-62
Nature: Adds. to rere and alterations to accommodate Probate Registry of Limerick City.
Refs: Drawing(s) in NA, OPW drawings collection, old ref. B.1.5; 30th Report of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland (1861), 7