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John Bowden
John Bowden
Died	1822
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Architect
Known for	building many Church of Ireland churches

John Bowden (died 1822) was an Irish architect and member of the Board of First Fruits of the Church of Ireland from 1813 to 1821. He was born in Dublin and died in 1822.^[1]

Bowden, having studied at the Dublin Society's School of Architectural Drawing between May 1798 and 1802, won premiums in 1799, 1801 (as 'John Boden', ex-pupil) and 1802. He served his apprenticeship with Sir Richard Morrison. He designed many churches and courthouses around the country including St. Stephen's Church of Ireland (Pepper Canister), Mount Street, Dublin. St Stephen's was completed by his student Joseph Welland after his death.^[2]

In 1817 he entered the competition for the Wellington Testimonial in the Phoenix Park, Dublin.

By 1818 he had also become architect to the Board of Education.

Selection of Works

Foyle College, Derry, County Londonderry (1808–1814)
St. George's Parish Church, Belfast (1811–1816)^[3]
Antrim Castle, County Antrim (1813)^[4]
Dundalk Courthouse, Dundalk, County Louth (1813–1818) Supervisor^[5]
St. Paul's Tartaraghan, Portadown, County Armagh (1816)^[6]
Derry Courthouse, Derry, County Londonderry (1822)^[7]
St Fiaac's Church, Clonegal (1818) ^[8]
Church of Ireland, County Cavan (1820)^[9]
St. Cronan's Church, Roscrea (Church of Ireland)
St. Stephen's Church of Ireland (Pepper Canister), Mount Street, Dublin (1821–1824) Designed by John Bowden and completed by Joseph Welland.^[10]
St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown, Dublin (1821–1824) Designed by John Bowden and completed by Joseph Welland^[11]

References

^ "BOWDEN, JOHN [2] - Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie.
^ "Bowden, John (d. 1822)". 6 June 2009.
^ "St. George's Church, Belfast". Victorianweb.org. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ Bence-Jones, Mark (1988). A Guide to Irish Country Houses. London: Constable. p. 6. ISBN 0-09-469990-9.
^ "Tour of Dundalk Courthouse". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
^ "History". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
^ "Bishop Street courthouse sets the bar in Derry". Derry Journal. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "New Page 3". www.iol.ie.
^ "Church of Ireland on Archiseek".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "St. Stephen's Church on Archiseek". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
^ "CO. DUBLIN, BLACKROCK, CROSS AVENUE, CHURCH OF SS PHILIP & JAMES (CI, BOOTERSTOWN PARISH) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie.

External links

Buildings on Farnham Street
John Bowden at Archiseek.com

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[1] "BOWDEN, JOHN [2] - Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie.

[iabio-2] "Bowden, John (d. 1822)". 6 June 2009.

[3] "St. George's Church, Belfast". Victorianweb.org. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[4] Bence-Jones, Mark (1988). A Guide to Irish Country Houses. London: Constable. p. 6. ISBN 0-09-469990-9.

[5] "Tour of Dundalk Courthouse". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

[6] "History". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.

[7] "Bishop Street courthouse sets the bar in Derry". Derry Journal. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[8] "New Page 3". www.iol.ie.

[9] "Church of Ireland on Archiseek".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[10] "St. Stephen's Church on Archiseek". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.

[11] "CO. DUBLIN, BLACKROCK, CROSS AVENUE, CHURCH OF SS PHILIP & JAMES (CI, BOOTERSTOWN PARISH) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie.

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John Bowden (architect)

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