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MCFADDEN, SAMUEL JOHN
- Born: - Died: 1932
Engineer and architect, of Coleraine, Co. Derry, and Ballymena, Co. Antrim. Samuel McFadden was born in Portglenone, Co. Antrim, the son of Hugh McFadden, of Ballymena. He was an assistant county surveyor for Co. Derry from 1900 or earlier but had left the post by 1907 in order to set up in private practice. He was surveyor to Coleraine Rural District Council from 1909 or earlier(1) and, from 1910, to Ballymena Rural District Council.(2) He died in 1932, remembered, among other things, for having been one of the best salmon fishers in the north of Ireland. He was married to Janet Rankin, daughter of George Hanson, of Ballylintagh, Coleraine.
McFadden's pupils and assistants included ALBERT J. CLARKE.
RSUA: member.
GLFI: past master of Lodge 754 by 1909.
Addresses: Work: Queen Street, Coleraine, <=1903->=1929;(3) also Church Street, Ballymena, 1915.(4)
Home: Adelaide Avenue, Coleraine, 1909.
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References
All information in this entry not otherwise accounted for is from the biography of McFadden in R.M. Young, Belfast and the Province of Ulster in the 20th Century (1909), 597, which is illustrated with a portrait photograph, from the brief obituary of McFadden in IB 74, 27 Aug 1932, 784, and Thom's Directory for 1900 and 1907.
(1) A pair of labourers' cottages designed by him for Coleraine RDC is illustrated in IB 46, 16 Jan 1904, (supplement).
(2) IB 52, 19 Feb 1910, 117 .
(3) IB 45, 26 Mar 1903, 1678; 71, 19 Jan 1929, 66.
(4) IB 57, 27 Mar 1915, 149.
28 work entries listed in chronological order for MCFADDEN, SAMUEL JOHN
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Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, HOUSES (057) |
Date: | 1900 |
Nature: | Scheme of 57 labourers' cottages for Coleraine RDC. |
Refs: | IB 42, 15 Jul 1900, 422 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, HOUSE |
Date: | 1903 |
Nature: | Corrage residence, for Oliver Paul, Esq. |
Refs: | IB 45, 12 Mar 1903, 1632 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, BALLINTEER, HOUSE |
Date: | 1903 |
Nature: | New house for Peter McCloskey. |
Refs: | IB 45, 12 Mar 1903, 1632 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, PORTSTEWART, HOUSES (006) |
Date: | 1903 |
Nature: | Terrace of 6 houses. |
Refs: | IB 45, 12 Mar 1903, 1632 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, ROSEYARDS, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
Date: | 1903-1907 |
Nature: | New church. Gothic. Tenders invited for erection of same, Apr 1903. Church opened, 7 Apr 1907.. |
Refs: |
B 84, 11 Apr 1903, 402; Laurence Kirkpatrick, Presbyterians in Ireland: an illustrated history (Booklink, 2006), 325(illus.). |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, HOUSES |
Date: | 1905 |
Nature: | SJM architect of a 'number of labourers' cottage being built for the Coleraine Rural District Council'. |
Refs: | Building News 89, 29 Dec 1905, 899 |
Building: | CO. TYRONE, STRABANE, CASTLETOWN, CARETAKER'S HOUSE |
Date: | 1905 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 47, 11 Feb 1905, 98 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, ARTICLAVE, MARK MEMORIAL HALL |
Date: | 1907-08 |
Nature: | Presbyterian church hall opposite church. Gothic. FS laid Nov 1907; 'just completed', Aug 1908. Contractor: William Gould & Co., Coleraine (contract price £974 exclusive of furnishing). |
Refs: | IB 49, 30 Nov 1907, 829; 50, 25 Jan,8 Aug 1908, 46(illus.),493 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, PORTRUSH, BATH COTTAGE |
Date: | 1908 |
Nature: | Additions, for Mr A. Lee. |
Refs: |
Plans and elevations, 1908, in PRONI, D2977/37/1/2/27A,C (see PRONI e-catalogue). |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, UNION STREET (& BROOK STREET), ORANGE HALL |
Date: | 1909-1911 |
Nature: | Tenders invited Aug 1909. Opened 16 Apr 1911 (Easter Monday). Contractor: William Callaghan. |
Refs: | B 97, 28 Aug 1909, 250 (advt. for tenders); IB 52, 22 Jan 1910, 53; 53, 29 Apr 1911, 285; IA & C 1, 29 Apr 1911, 198 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYMENA, DIAMOND, SHOPS |
Date: | 1910 |
Nature: | New shops, for Ballymena Building Society. Contractor: Hugh McCann & Sons, Ballymena (£1,500) |
Refs: | IB 52, 3 Sep 1910, 559 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, MAGHERAFELT, TECHNICAL SCHOOL |
Date: | 1911 |
Nature: | Reconstruction. |
Refs: | IB 53, 4 Mar 1911, 146; IA & C 1, 11 Feb 1911, 43 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, DIAMOND, SHOP & HOUSE |
Date: | 1911 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IA & C 1, 8 Apr 1911, 144 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, LIMAVADY, SHOP & HOUSE |
Date: | 1911 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IA & C 1, 25 Feb 1911, 70 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, HOUSES (066) |
Date: | 1911 |
Nature: | Scheme for erection of 66 labourers' cottages for Coleraine RDC approved. To cost £11,291. SJM surveyor of scheme at remuneration of £3.10s per cottage. |
Refs: | IB 53, 16 Sep 1911, 629 (see also IB 46, 16 Jan 1904 (illus. in supplement showing pair of such cottages) |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYMENA, BALLYMENA ACADEMY |
Date: | 1912 |
Nature: | Tenders invited for adds. |
Refs: | IB 54, 16 Mar 1912, 169,170 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BROUGHSHANE (NEAR), HOUSE |
Date: | 1913 |
Nature: | Tenders invited for erection of same. |
Refs: | IB 55, 4 Jan 1913, 23 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, CLOUGHWATER (BALLYMENA), PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
Date: | 1915-16 |
Nature: | New church on site of older structure on road from Ballymena to Clogh. Contractor: Courtney & Co., Belfast. Wrought iron gates: Musgrave & Co., Belfast. Pulpit: Purdy & Millard, Belfast. |
Refs: | Building News 108, 19 Mar 1915, 343; IB 57, 13,27 Mar,10 Apr 1915, 129,149,174; 59, 6 Jan 1917, 8(illus.) |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYMONEY, STORE |
Date: | 1919 |
Nature: | Tenders invited for erection of same for H.T. Barrie, Ltd. |
Refs: | IB 61, 22 Mar 1919, 130 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, MANOR HOUSE |
Date: | 1922 |
Nature: | Structural improvements to residence of Rt Hon Hugh Thom Barrie. |
Refs: | IB 64, 11 Feb 1922, 86 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, PORTSTEWART, RECTORY |
Date: | 1924 |
Nature: | New rectory for Agherton parish. |
Refs: | IB 66, 12 Jan,23 Feb,8 Mar 1924, 26,150,194 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, LODGE ROAD, HOUSE |
Date: | 1924 |
Nature: | Bungalow. |
Refs: | IB 66, 8 Mar 1924, 193 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, KILREA, WAR MEMORIAL |
Date: | 1924 |
Nature: | Tenders invited, May 1924, and that of John Robinson & Son, 46 York St, Belfast, for £722 accepted. |
Refs: | IB 66, 17 May,12 Jul 1924, 446,617; B 126, 23 May 1924, 851 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, PORTGLENONE, SEWERAGE SCHEME |
Date: | 1924 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 66, 20 Sep 1924, 830 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, HOUSE |
Date: | 1924 |
Nature: | New villa. Contractor: William Currie, Coleraine (£1,820) |
Refs: | IB 66, 23 Feb,12 Jul 1924, 150,617 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYMENA RURAL DISTRICT, HOUSES (175) |
Date: | 1925 |
Nature: | Housing scheme of 175 houses. |
Refs: | IB 67, 19 Sep,17 Oct 1925, 778,857 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL |
Date: | 1929 |
Nature: | New. |
Refs: | IB 71, 19 Jan 1929, 66 |
Building: | CO. DERRY, COLERAINE, LODGE ROAD, HOUSE |
Date: | 1929 |
Nature: | Villa. |
Refs: | IB 71, 2 Mar 1929, 192 |