Frederick Clarendon
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National History Museum , Dublin |
Frederick Villiers Clarendon (c.1820 – 17 October 1904) was an
Natural History Museum and Arbour Hill Prison.[1]
Life
Frederick Clarendon was born in Dublin around 1820 and received a Bachelor of Arts at
Dublin University in 1839. Directly after graduation he was employed by the Office of Public Works, where he would remain until his retirement in 1887. Clarendon died in Mountjoy Square, Dublin in 1904.[1]
Works
Clarendon's earliest major works focussed on Dublin's prison system. Arbour Hill Prison was redesigned in 1845 by Sir. Joshua Jebb with Clarendon acting as executive architect, and Clarendon was also co-designer of the "Criminal Lunatic Asylum" in Dundrum two years later. Clarendon oversaw the renovation and extension of the Royal Irish Academy's premises on Dawson Street between 1852 and 1854, as their existing Grafton Street location had become overcrowded.[2] Clarendon's most remembered work is Ireland's
Presbyterian Meeting House for over thirty years, services being conducted through the medium of Scottish Gaelic, the language of the immigrant seasonal fishermen of the village.[5]
Arms
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "CLARENDON, FREDERICK VILLIERS". Directory Of Irish Architects, 1720-1940. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ISBN 0-300-10923-7. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ Clerkin, Paul. "Natural History Museum, Merrion Square, Dublin". Architecture of Ireland. Archiseek. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ Hoque, Abeer (27 May 2006). "Notes on Dublin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ O'Shea, Tom. "Illustrated Guide to Historical Malahide - Part II". Malahide Historical Society. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. J". National Library of Ireland. p. 304. Retrieved 27 December 2022.