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Caerphilly Castle. 12th Century. Largest castle in Wales, Damaged during English Civil War. Ruins conserved and partly rebuilt during the 1930s.
June 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Nineteenth century recreation of a castle to the north west of Cardiff. William Burges for Marquess of Bute rebuilt the gatehouse, raised the height of the towers and created amazing interiors. Well worth a visit
June 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Built as a memorial to all those who last their lives in the Great War, this 1938 building from initiation housed health and international cooperation functions. In an undercroft is a remembrance book to the welsh people who lost their lives in WW1.
June 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Cardiff Castle West Gate. Apartments behind extended and romanticised by William Burges in 19th century. Atmospheric place enhanced by wild vegetation in adjacent park.
June 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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www.Marksoftime.com Coleraine 45. Finally to 2012 and the Giant's Causeway visitor Centre just outside this area. Designed by Henegan Peng Architects after an international competition.
June 2, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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www.Marksoftime.com Coleraine 44. The Council Offices

Completed in 2000, award winning, plenty of glass symbolising a new era after the end of the Troubles.
May 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Marksoftime.com. Coleraine 43. New University of Ulster, as built between 1968 and 1977. View of Diamond Hall (1968) before recladding and Riverside Theatre (1976).
May 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
marksoftime.com. Bennarees radar station- a remnant of WWII- now a cow shed. Located on top of Binevenagh Mountain looking out to sea.
May 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Coleraine 50. Portstewart Town Hall. Built in 1934/35 following a competition. Modernist influences, probably reflecting the seaside architecture of other resorts and lidos across the UK and Ireland at that time.
April 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Portstewart Presbyterian Church 1904. An elegant Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau influenced church.
April 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Downhill Tunnels. Constructed between 1845 and 1852. These were among the first of the type on the island and were important engineering feats for the time.
April 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
www.Marksoftime.com. Coleraine 37. St Patricks Church.
On a site associated with the saint, St Patrick's was significantly rebuilt in the 1880's with an elegant gothic tower added.
April 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
www.Marksoftime.com Coleraine 35. Portrush Railway Station. 1890, in a half-timbered Elizabethan style. This was not a mere transport hub but a place that reinforced and sold a dream of leisure time by the sea.
April 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Coleraine 34. the Town hall.
Opened in 1859, the town hall is in an Italianate classical style taking pride of place in the centre of the Diamond. It reflects the confidence of the town at this point in its history .
March 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Coleraine 34. the Old Courthouse.

Built in 1852, it functioned as the town court for 133 years until its closure in 1985. On a commanding position at the top of Waterside Street looking down towards the Bann Bridge. it is now uses as a bar and restaurant.
March 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Coleraine 33. the Irish Society School
Another institutional building in the gothic style is Coleraine's former Irish Society School. Constructed between 1867 and 1869 it is a picturesque jumble of pitched roofs, cupolas, turrets and tall chimneys.
March 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Coleraine 32. The work house on Mountsandel Road. originally designed for 700 extended during Famine to take another 60 with a fever hospital along side. Only the front block remains.wa
March 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Kilrea redesigned in the 1830's by the Mercers Company.
February 24, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Coleraine Market Yard. Constructed in 1829 to the same classical rules as buildings constructed 70 years earlier. Elegant proportions reinforcing the character of an important space for commerce.
February 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
www.Marksoftime.com Coleraine 29. In the eighteenth century the Georgian Style was adopted by aspiring farmers, clerics and small business men. A good example in the Coleraine area is the Hasslet House which had a fanlight and large tripartite sash windows inserted during the period.
February 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Coleraine 28. The Mussenden Temple.
Dramatically located, the Mussenden Temple has a motto: ‘SAUVE MARI MAGNO TURBANTIBUS AEQUORA VENTIS’ – ‘Tis pleasant to watch from land the great struggling of others when winds whip up the waves on a mighty sea’.
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Coleraine 27. The Lions Gate Downhill
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The Lions Gate, Downhill. Constructed 1780. An elegant entrance to a dramatic estate.
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Cromore House near Portstewart. Central section mid Eighteenth century. Bays and side pavilions from 1834.
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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This ruin in Brockaghboy near Garvagh may be the remains of a house abandoned in 1718 Presbyterian migration to the New World
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Marksoftime.com. Salterstown Iron Foundry operational from 1611 to 1654. A remnant of the early years of the Plantation of Ulster when local forests provided a ready supply of charcoal to smelt iron. After 1654 these forests were largely gone.
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM