Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Architect, of Belfast, active from the 1860s until at least 1900. He may be the Bell who worked with a partner named Marsh in from an office in High Street, Belfast, in 1866-67 (see BELL & MARSH BELL & MARSH ).

RIAI: elected student 16 April 1864;(1) elected fellow 18 February 1869.(2)

Addresses: Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim, 1864;(3) Belfast, 1868-1869;(4) High St, Belfast, 1870;(5) Royal Avenue, Belfast, 1888.(6)

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(1) RIAI Council meeting minutes, 7 Jan 1864, 9, 16 Apr 1964, 14; general meeting minutes, 21 Apr 1864, 142.
(2) RIAI Council meeting minutes, 21 Nov 1868, 118; general meeting minutes, 21 Jan 1869, 227, 18 Feb 1869, 228.
(3) See note 1, above.
(4) See note 2, above.
(5) RIAI Sessional Papers 1863-4 to 1869-70, list of members.
(6) IB 30, 15 Apr 1888, 100.


8 work entries listed in chronological order for BELL, JOSEPH


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Building: CO. LOUTH, DROGHEDA, WHITWORTH TESTIMONIAL (PROPOSED)
Date: 1874
Nature: Submits unselected design.
Refs: IB 17, 25 Jan 1875, 23

Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DERRYVOLGIE AVENUE, NO. 004
Date: 1882
Nature: -
Refs: Paul Larmour, The Architectural Heritage of Malone & Stranmillis (UAHS, 1991), 57

Building: CO. DERRY, KILREA, NORTHERN BANK
Date: 1885
Nature: Proposed alts.
Refs: Drawings in Northern Bank archive, NB/K

Building: CO. TYRONE, FINTONA, NORTHERN BANK
Date: 1885
Nature: New branch bank. 2-storey;  Italianate fronte in cut sandstone.
Refs: Drawings, 1885, in Northern Bank archives, NB/F;  Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster (1979), 296.

Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DONEGALL QUAY, BELFAST SHIPPING CO OFFICES
Date: 1888
Nature: 2-storey, 82 ft. frontage to Donegall Quay. Facing bricks specially made thin bricks; terra-cotta arches, cornice pieces &c. Contractor: McLaughlin & Harvey. Completed by Apr 1888.
Refs: IB 30, 15 Apr 1888, 100

Building: CO. TYRONE, BARONSCOURT
Date: 1889
Nature: New stables. 16th century style, 'partaking in general features in what is known as the Baronial', for James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn. FS laid 18 Sep 1889. Contr: J. Ballantine, Derry
Refs: IB 31, 15 Oct 1889, 234

Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, FREDERICK STREET, QUAKER MEETING HOUSE
Date: 1894-95
Nature: JB winner of limited competition for designing adds. & alts., 1894; carried out 1895. Builder: James Kidd, Annadale St (a member of the meeting).
Refs: D.M.Butler, The Quaker Meeting Houses of Ireland (2004), 143-145

Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SOMERTON PARK (& FORTWILLIAM PARK), HOUSE
Date: 1900
Nature: Alts & adds. Contr: Joseph Kidd
Refs: IB 42, 1 Feb 1900, 256