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JACKSON, ANTHONY THOMAS
- Born: 1838 Died: 1917
Architect, of Belfast. Anthony Thomas Jackson, the elder son of THOMAS JACKSON and brother of WILLIAM RIDGEWAY JACKSON , was born in Belfast on 16 June 1838.(1) He was articled to Ewan Christian in London.(2) In 1867 he and his brother entered into partnership with their father, but soon afterwards, probably in 1869, when he designed the new Belfast Town Hall, Anthony Thomas set up in independent practice. He was declared bankrupt in September 1881,(3) retired in 1908 and died in 1917. His pupils and asstants included WILLIAM DOUBLEDAY.
RIAI: elected member, 2 May 1901, having been proposed by WILLIAM JOHN GILLILAND , seconded by SAMUEL PATRICK CLOSE and GEORGE WILLIAM CROWE ;(4) no longer listed as a member after 1906.(5)
RSAI: elected member 1892.(6)
Belfast Natural History & Philosophical Society: elected member, 1891; shareholder, 1891.(7)
Addresses: Chichester Street, Belfast, 1872;(8) 5 Cornmarket, 1894; 7 Wellington Place, <=1901-1906.(9)
Home: Prospect House, Belfast Lough(?), Co. Down, 1881.(10)
See WORKS; see also works of THOMAS JACKSON & amp; SONS.
References
(1) www.familysearch.org.
(2) IAA, RIAI office archives (Acc. 93/136), membership forms 1878-1909 (extremely fragile).
(3) Irish Times, 14 Sep 1881, 3.
(4) RIAI general meeting minutes, 2 May 1901, 359, and see note 2, above.
(5) RIAI lists of members.
(6) JRSAI 24 (1894), list of members.
(7) A. Deane, ed., Th Belfast Natural History & Philosphical Society Centenary Volume 1821-1921 (1924), 191.
(8) Architect 7, 3 Feb 1872, 63.
(9) See note 5, above.
(10) See note 3, above.
13 work entries listed in chronological order for JACKSON, ANTHONY THOMAS
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| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, VICTORIA STREET, NO. 080 (TOWN HALL & MUNICIPAL OFFICES) |
| Date: | 1869-1871 |
| Nature: | ATJ winner of competition. 2-storey, red brick with red sandstone details. Builder: James Henry. Estimated cost: £16,000. Eventual cost, including furnishings, £33,000. |
| Refs: | IB 8, 15 Feb 1866, 5411, 15 Jul 1869, 171; B 28, 9 Apr 1870, 286,287(illus.); Jubilee Number (1909), 37; Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 303(illus.),323-4 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, QUEEN STREET, NO. 002-4 (WORKING MEN'S INSTITUTE) |
| Date: | 1870 |
| Nature: | On corner of Castle St. 3-storey brick building with lancet windows. FS laid May 1870. Builder: Thompson. (Demolished c. 1915.) |
| Refs: | IB 12, 15 May 1870, 114; Architect 3, 21 May 1870, 248; Marcus Patton, Central Belfast: an historical gazetteer (UAHS, 1993), 272 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CARLISLE CIRCUS, ST ENOCH'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
| Date: | 1870-72 |
| Nature: | New Gothic church to seat 2,500; 'to be erected', Jul 1870; 'recently finished', Jun 1872. For Rev. H. Hanna. Builder: James Henry. |
| Refs: | IB 12, 15 Jun,1 Jul 1870, 135,150; 14, 15 Jun 1872, 170; Architect 7, 3 Feb 1872, 63 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, NORTH QUEEN STREET, EVANGELICAL UNION INDEPENDENT CHURCH |
| Date: | 1872 |
| Nature: | FS laid. Builder:W. McCammond, Belfast. |
| Refs: | Architect 7, 8 Jun 1872, 306 |
| Building: | CO. MONAGHAN, CORVALLEY, ARDRAGH, PERPETUAL CURATE'S HOUSE |
| Date: | 1872 |
| Nature: | New house, on land granted by Shirley family |
| Refs: |
Kevin V. Mulligan, The Buildings of Ireland: South Ulster (2013), 295. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SYDENHAM AVENUE, NO. 094 (& BELMONT CHURCH ROAD), BELMONT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
| Date: | 1873 |
| Nature: | Addition of S. aisle and transept. |
| Refs: | C.E.B. Brett, Buildings of Belfast (2nd ed., 1985), 39 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, LARNE, GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Date: | 1886 |
| Nature: | ATF unsuccessful entrant in limited competition. |
| Refs: | IB 28, 1 Aug 1886, 224 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, OLDPARK ROAD, SCHOOL |
| Date: | 1887 |
| Nature: | New schoolhouse to be built. 'The building will embody the most recent improvements in school architecture, and its sanitary arrangement will be of the most perfect kind.' Builder: Robert Kerr. |
| Refs: | IB 29, 15 Feb 1887, 60 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DERRYVOLGIE AVENUE, NO. 009 (LYNDHURST VILLA) |
| Date: | 1889 |
| Nature: | Queen Anne Revival balcony to rear of house. |
| Refs: | Paul Larmour, The Architectural Heritage of Malone & Stranmillis (UAHS, 1991), 57. |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ASHLEY AVENUE, NO. 003-11 |
| Date: | 1891 |
| Nature: | Red brick terrace with yellow brick and stucco dressings. |
| Refs: | Paul Larmour, The Architectural Heritage of Malone & Stranmillis (UAHS, 1991), 27 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, BANGOR, BAY POINT, THALASSA |
| Date: | 1892-94 |
| Nature: | For I.V. Eves, Esq. |
| Refs: | PRONI, W.H. Stephens & Sons papers, D1898/1/13 |
| Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FALLS ROAD, DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUM |
| Date: | 1895 |
| Nature: | Important alts & adds. by 'Jackson & Tilley'. |
| Refs: | IB 37, 15 May 1895, 131; 46th Report on…Lunatic Asylums (1897), 18 |
| Building: | CO. DOWN, PURDYSBURN, LUNATIC ASYLUM |
| Date: | 1897 |
| Nature: | Jackson and Tilley winners of competition. Assessor: Sidney Mitchell, Edinburgh. |
| Refs: | PRONI, W.H. Stephens & Sons papers, D1898/1/25 (porter's lodge only); IAA, PKS B17/27; B 72, 16 Jan,20 Mar 1897, 59,272; 46th Report on District, Criminal and Private Lunatic Asylums (1897), 18 |