George Richard Pain (1793 – 26 December 1838) was born into a family of English architects. His grandfather was William Pain, his father James Pain and his brother also

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. George Richard served as an apprentice architect to John Nash of London. George Richard and James were commissioned by the

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to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. He settled in

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, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother

James 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. James Pain served as an apprentice to the arc ...

who practiced in

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Biography

Pain arrived in Ireland circa 1816, about five years after his brother James. Settling in Limerick, Pain remained in Ireland for the rest of his life. He died aged 45 on 26 December 1838. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church, Shandon.

Buildings

* O'Neil Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork *

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* Christ Church, Cork (redesign of exterior and interior) * St. James' Church,

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IGS - Catalogue of Irish Theses and Dissertations Relating to Architecture and the Allied Arts
(archived 2011) Irish architects English ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches 1838 deaths 1793 births {{ireland-architect-stub