James Pain
Not to be confused with James Paine (architect).
James Pain (1779–1877)[1] was born into a family of English architects. His grandfather was William Pain, his father James Pain and his brother George Richard Pain.[2] James Pain served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London.[3] James and George Richard were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. In 1833, James Pain became one of the four principal architects of the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners.[4] He settled in Limerick, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother George Richard who practised in Cork.[5]
Buildings
St. Saviour's Dominican Church in Limerick, designed and built in 1815 by the Pain brothers.[6]
- O’Neil Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork [3]
- St. James’ Church, Mallow, County Cork [7]
- Dromoland Castle, County Clare [8]
- Limerick Gaol
- Athlunkard Bridge
- Strancally Castle, County Waterford
- Pery Square (Tontine terrace), Limerick
- Toll House, Thomond Bridge, Limerick
- St. Michael's Church, Pery Square
- Adare Manor
- Bank of Ireland, O'Connell Street, Limerick
- Clarina Castle
- Mitchelstown Castle
- Blackrock Castle
- St Munchin's Church of Ireland, Limerick
- Limerick Courthouse
References
- ↑ Theses “James and George Richard Pain: architects of Corks golden age” http://www.igs.ie/Resources/Theses-and-Dissertations/These-Search-Result-List.aspx?institution=University+College+Dublin&faculty=School+of+Architecture%2C+Landscape+and+Civil+Engineering&searchmode=1 Irish Georgian Society)
- ↑ William Pain: Information from Answers.com
- 1 2 CorkHeritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s
- ↑ "ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS". Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ Dictionary of Irish Architects - PAIN, JAMES
- ↑ Williams, Jeremy (1994). A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837–1921. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-7165-2513-5.
- ↑ St. James Church - Mallow Hub - Strategic Development Area
- ↑ Dromoland Castle - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dromoland Castle
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