Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Architect, of London, for whom see Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 (RIBA 2001), II, 961. James Grey West was assistant architect in the Office of Works in London when he designed the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, in 1929. The building was officially opened on 31 May 1933.(1) He became chief architect in the Office of Works in 1934 and was knighted in 1936.



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(1) IB 75, 3 Jun 1933, 446.


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Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, CHICHESTER STREET (& MAY STREET), ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE
Date: 1929-33
Nature: New law courts and stamp office. Travertine marble. FS laid by Duke of Abercorn, 19 Oct 1929. Opened 31 May 1933. Contractor for superstructure: Stewart & Partners, Baker St, London.
Refs: Irish Times, 21 Oct 1929,, 1 Jun 1933;  IB 71, 26 Oct 1929, 963; 73, 28 Feb 1931, 170; 74, 19 Nov 1932, 1036(illus.); 75, 3 Jun 1933, 446-450(illus.); 76, 10 Feb 1934, 98; Architect & Buildng News 118, 29 Jul 1927, 208; 121, 25 Jan,1 Feb,3 May 1929, 160,188,596; 122, 30 Aug,18 Oct 1929, 272,485,491; C.E.B. Brett, Court Houses and Market Houses of the Province of Ulster (UAHS, 1973), 50,51(illus.)