Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Architectural partnership of Dublin, active from 1849 until 1855. The firm of MURRAY MURRAY , SON & DENNY  SON & DENNY formed between WILLIAM MURRAY WILLIAM MURRAY , WILLIAM GEORGE MURRAY  WILLIAM GEORGE MURRAY and ABRAHAM DENNY  ABRAHAM DENNY became Murray & Denny after the death of William Murray on 11 June 1849. The partnership of Murray & Denny came to an end in 1855, when Denny quitted the profession and returned to Waterford to attend to the family meat-curing business.






9 work entries listed in chronological order for MURRAY & DENNY


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Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, GRANGEGORMAN, RICHMOND LUNATIC ASYLUM
Date: 1849
Nature: Tudor revival chapel and infirmary.
Refs: Drawings in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46, nos. 436-449 (see Bernadette Goslin, 'A History and descriptive catalogue of the Murray Collection of architectural drawings' (MA thesis, University College, Dublin, 1990), 159-161); (design exh. RHA 1851, no. 310, by Murray, Son, & Denny, and in 1861, no. 557, by W.G. Murray); DB 3, 15 May 1861, 507; Frederick O'Dwyer, The Architecture of Deane and Woodward (Cork University Press, 1997), 91-2,95,96;  Christine Casey, The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin (2005), 259,260.

Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, GREEN STREET, COURT HOUSE
Date: 1850
Nature: Additional buildings for the accommodation of prisoners pending trial. For City of Dublin Grand Jury.
Refs: B 8, 3 Aug 1850, 368

Building: CO. CORK, CORK, SULLIVAN'S QUAY, TOWN HALL (PROPOSED)
Date: 1851
Nature: Competition entrants. (2 schemes)
Refs: Competition drawings in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46. nos. 247-253 (see Bernadette Goslin, 'A History and descriptive catalogue of the Murray Collection of architectural drawings' (MA thesis, University College, Dublin, 1990), 108-109. (For further refs. to this project, see B 7, 10 Feb 1849, 70; 9, 22 Feb,12 Jul,13 Dec 1851, 124,437,791; 10, 21 Feb 1852, 23.)

Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, RATHGAR ROAD, NO. 132-135 (BELVILLE TERRACE)
Date: 1851
Nature: Terrace of 4 houses, for Arthur Murray, Esq.
Refs: Drawings in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46, nos. 753-758; exh. Architecture of Ireland (1975), nos. 76-79(illus.)

Building: CO. DUBLIN, MONKSTOWN, SEAFIELD AVENUE, ORIEL LODGE
Date: 1851
Nature: Single storey over basement villa for Dr William Plant (formerly called Plantation or Plantation Cottage).
Refs: Drawings in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46, nos. 988-992; plans and elevations exh. Architecture of Ireland (1975), nos. 74,75(illus.)

Building: CO. TIPPERARY, CAHIR, RAILWAY STATION
Date: 1851-52
Nature: New railway station for Waterford & Limerick Railway 'to be erected' in Nov 1851 and finished by Sep 1852.
Refs: B 8, 15 Nov 1852, 599; 10, 18 Sep 1852, 599

Building: CO. TIPPERARY, CLONMEL, RAILWAY STATION
Date: 1851-53
Nature: New station for Waterford & Limerick Railway, completed by Sep 1852. Contractor: Doolin.
Refs: B 9, 15 Nov 1851, 726; 10, 18 Sep 1852; 11, 8 Jan 1853, 28;  exterior illus. in Seán O'Donnell, Clonmel 1840-1900: anatomy of an Irish town (1999), between pp. 140 and 141.

Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, O'CONNELL STREET LOWER, NO. 023-27 (MCSWINEY, DELANY & CO.)
Date: 1852
Nature: Murray & Denny win 2nd prize of £15 for design for 'monster house' in Sackville St, opposite Post Office. (Is
Refs: B 10, 9 Oct 1852, 641

Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, GRANGEGORMAN, RICHMOND LUNATIC ASYLUM
Date: 1854
Nature: Laundry.
Refs: Drawing, dated Jun 1854 and inscr. 'Not carried out altered', in IAA, Murray Collection, 92/46, no. 423 (see Bernadette Goslin, 'A History and descriptive catalogue of the Murray Collection of architectural drawings' (MA thesis, University College, Dublin, 1990), 152)