Robert Smirke (architect) - Public Buildings Outside London

Public Buildings Outside London

  • Eden Bridge Carlisle

  • Perth Sheriff Court

  • Courts Lincoln Castle

  • Wellington Testimonial

  • Old Council House, Bristol

  • Former Shrewsbury Infirmary

  • Former County Courts, Carlisle

  • The former Market House, Appleby

  • Gloucester Shire Hall

  • Hereford Shire Hall

His public buildings outside London include:

  • Carlisle, Cumberland County Courts (1810–12), in a Gothic style.
  • Appleby Market House (1811).
  • Carlisle, The Eden Bridge (1812–15) widened in 1932.
  • Whitehaven Fish Market (1813) demolished c. 1852, also Butter Market (1813) demolished 1880.
  • Gloucester Shire Hall (1814–16).
  • Gloucester, Westgate Bridge (1814–17)
  • Perth Sheriff Court House (1815–19).
  • Hereford Shire Hall (1815–17).
  • the Wellington Monument, Dublin (Wellington Testimonial), started in 1817 it was only completed in 1861, at 203 feet it is the largest Obelisk in Europe.
  • Maidstone County Gaol, (1817–19).
  • Maidstone The Old Sessions House (1824) (now known as County Hall).
  • Ledbury St. Katherine's Hospital (1822–25) in a Gothic style.
  • Lincoln County Courts and Gaol in Lincoln Castle (1823–30) both in a Gothic style to harmonise with the castle.
  • the Old Council House, Bristol (1824–27).
  • the Sessions House Maidstone, (1826–27).
  • Shrewsbury Infirmary (1827–30).
  • the Gaol St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (c. 1831).
  • Shrewsbury Shire Hall (1834–37) demolished 1971.

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