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Russborough House, Ireland. One of the many country houses designed in Ireland by Richard Cassels. Richard Cassels (1690 – 1751), also known as Richard Castle, was an architect who ranks with Edward Lovett Pearce as one of the greatest architects working in Ireland in the 18th century. Cassels was born in 1690 in Kassel, Germany. Although ...
Palladian architecture in Northern Ireland (1 P) Pages in category "Palladian architecture in Ireland" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Castletown House (1722) – an Irish Palladian house where the wings flank, but are separate from the house and are joined by colonnades, closely following Palladio's approach. During the Palladian revival period in Ireland, even modest mansions were cast in a neo-Palladian mould. Irish Palladian architecture subtly differs from the England style.
Following Pearce's death in 1733, his protégé Richard Cassels (also known as Richard Castle) was to design many of Ireland's finest buildings in a similar, if not more robust, form of Palladian. Many fine country houses were built in the Palladian style around the country by the rich Ascendancy in Ireland. Some, such as Leinster House ...
Russborough House in Ireland is an example of Palladian architecture.. Russborough House is a stately house near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Ireland.Located between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace, it is an outstanding example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels (also commonly known as Richard Castle) for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and ...
Summerhill House was a 100-roomed Palladian house in County Meath, Ireland which was the ancestral seat of the Viscounts Langford and the Barons Langford.Built in 1731, it was likely designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and completed by Richard Cassels in the Palladian style, although Sir John Vanbrugh, who was related to Pearce and with whom he trained, is thought to have also influenced the ...
Palladian architecture in the United Kingdom (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Palladian architecture" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
The house was extensively restored in the early 21st century by George Magan, Baron Magan of Castletown. The house and 513 acres of land was offered for sale in 2017 [ 3 ] and sold in 2018. [ 4 ] In 2019, Lord Magan was evicted from Castletown Cox for failure to make rental payments of €100,000 per annum to the trust he had placed the estate ...