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- 1961-1963 (Creation)
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40 items; typescript
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The file contains architectural correspondence, material tenders, interim progress certificates, and master balance sheets spanning 1961 to 1963 regarding the structural design, utility engineering, and interior outfitting of the New Chapel, Oratory, and Cloister at Rochestown College, County Cork. Managed on behalf of the client, Capuchin Provincial Minister Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., by chartered architect J. R. Boyd Barrett and quantity surveyor James Sheehan, the documentation tracks the financial execution of a £23,230 15s 2d master development executed by primary contractors Messrs. O’Shea.
Individual items detail a £432 3s 8d foundational surveyor invoice; competing trade bids for a sanctuary marble altar eventually awarded to T. McCarthy for £880; stained glass designs by Devitt Studios, Dublin; side altar wood modifications; and structural expansion costs for a £1,220 cloister walkway corridor. The file concludes with a printed architect’s certificate and commercial invoice certifying a final £68 11s 0d heating and plumbing balance due to Cork specialists Charles McCarthy & Sons, accompanied by a multi-column final financial breakdown ledger analysing variations, credit adjustments, and institutional wage increases across the building, heating, plumbing, and electrical installations.