James Pain (1779 – 13 December 1877) was an English architect. Born into a family of

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s, his grandfather was

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, his father James Pain and his brother

George Richard Pain 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 James. George Richard served as an apprentice architect to John Nash of ...

. James Pain served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London.CorkHeritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s
/ref> James and George Richard were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and

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houses in Ireland. In 1833, James Pain became one of the four principal architects of the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners. He settled in

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, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother George Richard who practised in

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Biography

Born in England, Pain came to Ireland c. 1811 to supervise the construction of

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in Galway. He would remain in Ireland the rest of his life. 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.

Buildings

* The Market House, Mitchelstown * O'Neill Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork * Saint George's Church, Mitchelstown - now Saint George's Arts and Heritage Centre *

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* St. James' Church,

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Dromoland Castle – Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dromoland Castle
/ref> * Limerick Gaol * Athlunkard Bridge *

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Pery Square Pery Square ( ga, Cearnóg an Pheirigh) is a Georgian Terrace located in the Newtown Pery area of Limerick city, Ireland. The terrace was constructed as a speculative development by the Pery Square Tontine Company between 1835 and 1838. The sq ...

(Tontine terrace), Limerick * Toll House, Thomond Bridge, Limerick * St. Michael's Church, Pery Square *

Adare Manor Adare Manor is a manor house located on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. The present house was built in the early 19th century, though reta ...

* Bank of Ireland, O'Connell Street, Limerick * Clarina Castle *

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* St Munchin's Church of Ireland, Limerick *

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(alterations) * Convamore House, Ballyhooly, County Cork * Castletownroche Church of Ireland Church, County Cork * Castlehyde Church, Fermoy, County Cork

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20110610100049/http://www.limerick.com/theroyal/thebook/architects.html Irish architects English ecclesiastical architects 1877 deaths 1779 births Irish ecclesiastical architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches {{ireland-architect-stub