John Bowden (architect)

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]

John Bowden
Died1822
NationalityIrish
OccupationArchitect
Known forbuilding many Church of Ireland churches

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.

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References
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  2. "Bowden, John (d. 1822)". June 6, 2009.
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  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 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2009-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Bishop Street courthouse sets the bar in Derry". Derry Journal. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. "New Page 3". www.iol.ie.
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  10. "St. Stephen's Church on Archiseek". Archived from the original on December 1, 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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