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James Pain

James Pain

English architect (1779–1877)

Not to be confused with James Paine (architect).

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.[1] James Pain served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London.[2] James and George Richard were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. In 1833, James Pain became one of the four principal architects of the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners.[3] He settled in Limerick, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother George Richard who practised in Cork.[4]

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Biography

Born in England, Pain came to Ireland c. 1811 to supervise the construction of Lough Cutra Castle in Galway.[5] He would remain in Ireland the rest of his life.[6]

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.[7]

Buildings

St. Saviour's Dominican Church in Limerick, designed and built in 1815 by the Pain brothers.[8]

References

Notes

  1. [1]
    William Pain: Information from Answers.com
  2. [2]
    CorkHeritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s
  3. [3]
    "ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS". Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  4. [4]
    Dictionary of Irish Architects - PAIN, JAMES
  5. [5]
    Lee 2003, p. 3.
  6. [6]
    Lee 2003, p. 4.
  7. [7]
    Lee 2003, p. 56.
  8. [8]
    Williams, Jeremy (1994). A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837–1921. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-7165-2513-5.
  9. [9]
    St. James Church - Mallow Hub - Strategic Development Area Archived 2010-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
  10. [10]
    Dromoland Castle – Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dromoland Castle

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