George Richard Pain
{{Short description|English architect (1793–1838)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = George Richard Pain
| occupation = Architect
| relatives = James Pain
| birth_date = 1793
| death_date = 1838
| nationality = English
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/william-pain |title=William Pain: Information from |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-22}} George Richard served as an apprentice architect to John Nash of London.{{cite web|url=http://corkheritage.ie/?page_id=980 |title=Cork Heritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s |publisher=Corkheritage.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-05-22}} George Richard and James were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. He settled in Cork, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother James Pain who practiced in Limerick.{{cite web|url=http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/2641 |title=Dictionary of Irish Architects - PAIN, GEORGE RICHARD |publisher=Dia.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-05-22}}
Biography
Pain arrived in Ireland circa 1816, about five years after his brother James.{{Sfn|Lee|2003|p=3}} Settling in Limerick, and then Cork, 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.{{Sfn|Lee|2003|p=54}}
Buildings
File:Holy Trinity Church, Father Matthew Quay, City Centre, Cork 2019.jpg
File:Limerick4.JPGAuthorities note the difficulty in authoritatively attributing work to, and between, the Pain brothers due to the nature of their partnership and their prolific output across the south and west of Ireland.{{Cite book |last=Richardson |first=Douglas |title=Gothic revival architecture in Ireland: Douglas Scott Richardson |date=1983 |publisher=Garland Pub |isbn=978-0-8240-2723-0 |series=Outstanding dissertations in the fine arts |location=New York}}
- O'Neil Crowley Bridge (formerly Brunswick Bridge), Cork {{cite web|url=http://corkheritage.ie/?page_id=980 |title=Cork Heritage » 5a. A Changing Townscape, early 1800s |publisher=Corkheritage.ie |date= |accessdate=2013-05-22}}
- Cork County Gaol, Gaol Walk, Cork. (1818){{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- Christ Church, South Main Street, Cork. (1820s - redesign of exterior and interior){{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- Blackrock Castle, Co. Cork (1829){{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- County Club (1829–31), South Mall, Cork{{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- Cork Courthouse, Washington St, Cork. (1830–35){{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- Holy Trinity Church, Fr Mathew Quay, Cork. (1825-1850){{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- St. Patrick's Church, Lower Glanmire Rd, Cork.{{Cite book |last=Keohane |first=Frank |title=Cork: city and county |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-22487-0 |series=The buildings of Ireland |location=New Haven London}}
- Strancally Castle County Waterford
- St. James' Church, Mallow, County Cork{{cite web |url=http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Mallow/Visit%20Mallow/History/St.%20James%20Church |title=St. James Church - Mallow Hub - Strategic Development Area |accessdate=2010-03-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108135431/http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Mallow/Visit%20Mallow/History/St.%20James%20Church |archivedate=2010-11-08 }}
- Dromoland Castle, County Clare{{cite web|url=http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Dromoland+Castle |title=Dromoland Castle - encyclopedia article about Dromoland Castle |publisher=Encyclopedia.farlex.com |date=2004-06-26 |accessdate=2013-05-22}}
References
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- {{Cite thesis|last=Lee|first=David|title=James and George Pain - Gothic Architects|date=September 2003|degree=Masters|publisher=University of Limerick|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/james%20and%20george%20pain.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103133828/http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/james%20and%20george%20pain.pdf|archive-date=3 November 2021}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719131841/http://www.igs.ie/Resources/Theses-and-Dissertations/These-Search-Result-List.aspx?institution=University+College+Dublin&faculty=School+of+Architecture,+Landscape+and+Civil+Engineering&searchmode=1 IGS - Catalogue of Irish Theses and Dissertations Relating to Architecture and the Allied Arts] (archived 2011)
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Category:19th-century Irish architects
Category:English ecclesiastical architects
Category:Architects of Roman Catholic churches
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