Frederick Darley (architect)
Frederick Darley | |
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Born | 1798 |
Died | 1872 Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Merchants' Hall Trinity Church, Dublin Bethesda Chapel, Dublin |
Frederick Darley, was an Irish architect, who designed and built a number of buildings in Dublin, including in Trinity College Dublin. He was also responsible for a number of civic and church buildings across Ireland. He was a son of the builder and architect , and his father served as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1808–1809. His mother was Elizabeth (Guinness) Darley, eldest daughter of Arthur Guinness of Beaumont, Drumcondra.[1] In 1833–1843, Darley was the Ecclesiastical Commissioners architect for the Church of Ireland Diocese of Dublin.[2]
Frederick Darley junior was a pupil of Francis Johnston. Darley himself was succeeded by his pupil John McCurdy as architect to Trinity College Dublin.[3]
Darley was a founding member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and lived on Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin.
Buildings designed by Darley[]
- New Square, Trinity College Dublin.
- Carpenter's Asylum, 35 Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) (1832) [4]
- Merchants' Hall
- King's Inns Library, Henrietta Street, Dublin[5]
- Trinity Church, Dublin, which became The Exchange, on Gardiner Street.
- Bethesda Chapel, Dublin, former Church of Ireland church on Dorset Street (1840 rebuild) (demolished).[6]
References[]
- ^ "Frederick Darley (Senior)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive.
- ^ "General Synod 2017 and five buildings in Limerick, Barrington's Hospital". patrickcomerford.com.
- ^ "Frederick Darley". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive.
- ^ "CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, SEAN MACDERMOTT STREET, NO. 035 (CARPENTERS' HALL) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Tags - Frederick Darley". archiseek.com.
- ^ "Bethesda Chapel Dorset St Dublin". archiseek.com.
- 1798 births
- 1872 deaths
- Architects from Dublin (city)
- 19th-century Irish architects
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