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James Pain
James Pain
Born	1779
Died	1877
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Harriet Henman
Relatives	George Richard Pain

James Pain (1779 – 13 December 1877) was an English architect. Born into a family of English architects, his grandfather was William Pain, his father James Pain and his brother George Richard Pain.^[1] James Pain served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London.^[2] 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.^[3] He settled in Limerick, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother George Richard who practised in Cork.^[4]

Biography

Born in England, Pain came to Ireland c. 1811 to supervise the construction of Lough Cutra Castle in Galway.^[5] He would remain in Ireland the rest of his life.^[6]

Though often assumed to have lived as a bachelor, there is evidence to suggest that Pain was married to a Harriet Henman, who died in April 1834. Pain died on 13 December 1877, aged 97.^[7]

Pain's remains were interred in the Vereker Family Vault, in the grounds of Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, as recorded in the Cathedral burial register.

Buildings

St. Saviour's Dominican Church in Limerick, designed and built in 1815 by the Pain brothers.^[8]

The Market House, Mitchelstown
O'Neill Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork ^[2]
Saint George's Church, Mitchelstown - now Saint George's Arts and Heritage Centre
Mitchelstown Castle
St. James' Church, Mallow, County Cork^[9]
Dromoland Castle, County Clare^[10]
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
Blackrock Castle
St Munchin's Church of Ireland, Limerick
Limerick Courthouse (alterations)
Convamore House, Ballyhooly, County Cork
Castletownroche Church of Ireland Church, County Cork
Castlehyde Church, Fermoy, County Cork
Saint Barrahane's Church in Castletownshand, County Cork

References

Notes

^ William Pain: Information from Answers.com
^ ^a ^b CorkHeritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s
^ "ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS". Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ Dictionary of Irish Architects - PAIN, JAMES
^ Lee 2003, p. 3.
^ Lee 2003, p. 4.
^ Lee 2003, p. 56.
^ 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 Archived 2010-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dromoland Castle – Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dromoland Castle". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

Sources

Lee, David (September 2003). James and George Pain - Gothic Architects (PDF) (Masters thesis). University of Limerick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021.