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.). |