Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. ARMAGH, PORTADOWN, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1ST)

Name: BARRE, WILLIAM JOSEPH
Building: CO. ARMAGH, PORTADOWN, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1ST)
Date: 1858
Nature: New church, replacing one of 1822, opened Aug 1858. Contractor: Davidson, Lurgan.
Refs: B 16, 18 Sep 1858, 638; C.E.B. Brett, D., Dunleath, R. Oram & A.J. Rowan. Historic Buildings…in the designated area of the Craigavon Development Commission (UAHS, 1970), 3; Paul Larmour, 'The eclectic style of W.J.Barre', Perspective, Mar-Apr 1984, 63;  Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 505;  Laurence Kirkpatrick, Presbyterians in Ireland: an illustrated history (Booklink, 2006), 119(illus.)  

Name: YOUNG & MACKENZIE
Building: CO. ARMAGH, PORTADOWN, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1ST)
Date: 1882
Nature: Extensive adds & alts (new stairs, platform, ceiling, windows). Cost:  £1000. Contractor: Bright Bros., Portadown.
Refs: IB 24, 1 Mar 1882, 81; C.E.B. Brett's architects files, citing official guide by Rev. ? Shearer, A Century for Christ (1958);  Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 505;  Paul Harron, Architects of Ulster: Young & Mackenzie, a transformational provincial practice 1850-1960 (Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 2016),  290.


Name: YOUNG & MACKENZIE
Building: CO. ARMAGH, PORTADOWN, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1ST)
Date: 1891
Nature: Renovation. Transepts and lecture hall added.
Refs: C.E.B. Brett's architects files, citing official guide by Rev. ? Shearer, A Century for Christ (1958);  Paul Harron, Architects of Ulster: Young & Mackenzie, a transformational provincial practice 1850-1960 (Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 2016),  290(illus.).