Highlighting the Heritage in Newry

Join Ulster Architectural Heritage for a Newry history filled day looking at different aspects of the city’s past. This will include speakers on the famous architects of Newry, the Newry Canal and a look at some of the listed buildings in the city. A light lunch will be provided followed by a walking tour with access to some historic sites in the city. Below is a rough outline of the day

10am – Tea and Coffee

10.15 – Welcome

10.20 – Tom Gilsenan, Newry Architects – Duff and W J Barre

11:00 – Inland Waterways Newry and Portadown branch

11.30 – Historic Environment Division – Listing at 50 and local listed buildings

12.10 – McCanns Bakery Exhibition

12.40 – Lunch

Afternoon Walking tour to include visits to:

2.00pm – Newry Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church designed by W J Barre

2.45pm – St Patricks Church, Newry

This event is in collaboration with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. This concludes a heritage project focusing on Newry where we have published an Architectural Heritage Trail of Newry focusing on the architects Duff, Barre and Watson – Linen Biennale 2023 and Newry StoryMaps – UAH (ulsterarchitecturalheritage.org.uk)

Newry: Three Architects (arcgis.com)