BUILDINGS. 
In the muster roll of the men of Coleraine, taken by Sir Thomas Phillips in 1628, the 
name of John Reygate occurs. 
The Diocesan and Free Grammar School, sometimes called Foyle College, is situated 
without the city, on the N., and near the river. Its length is 135 feet, and its greatest breadth 
66. It is a simple but handsome stone edifice, consisting of a central pavilion 21 feet long, 
and two wings, each measuring 24. The height of the former is 47 feet, and of the latter, 40. 
The first stone was laid in 1814, by bishop Knox, through whom liberal grants towards the 
erection were obtained from some of the London companies. To these was added one from the 
city of London, with the bishop’s private donation of £1000, and the results of a county 
presentment, and of a sale of stock. The expense of erection was £5255. The Lord 
Lieutenant is nominally the patron, but the Bishop of Derry virtually. 
The Parish School, or Poor School, is now most usually styled the Foundation School. 
It is situated without the city. Its length is 54 feet on the north, and its breadth 30 feet. 
The first stone was laid in 1812 by Bishop Knox, who contributed largely towards its erection. 
It has obtained the name of Foundation School, from having been built partly from the funds 
of Erasmus Smith’s foundation. It is two stories high, and contains separate compartments 
for males and females. 
The Public Library and News-Room is a plain building, faced with cut Dungiven sand¬ 
stone. It was erected by subscription in 1824, at an expense of nearly £2000. Its length is 
42 feet, its breadth 23, and its height 35. It contains the committee-room of the chamber of 
commerce. 
The Lunatic Asylum is a handsome building, situated on a rising ground without the 
city, on the N. It is uniform with those at Armagh and Belfast, and, like them, is a district 
asylum, being intended for three counties—Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone. It stands 
about 270 feet from the high road to Greencastle, and presents to the river a fagade, consisting 
of a central building with pavilions, from which extend wings, with airing-sheds, terminating 
in angular pavillions. Above the centre rises a turret, exhibiting the date “ 1828,” and 
furnished with a clock. Its upper part forms an octagonal cupola, with sides of regularly 
alternating lengths, and surmounted by a vane. In front of the edifice there is some orna¬ 
mental planting, and it is surrounded by a good garden. In the rear are several commodious 
airing-yards, separated by various ranges of building. The extent of the grounds is 8 acres. 
The plan of the asylum was furnished by the late Francis Johnston, Esq. of Dublin, and 
carried into effect by William Murray, Esq. The first stone was laid in June, 1827, by bishop 
Knox, and in 1829, patients were admissible. The total expense was £25,678 2 s. 4 d. 
£ s. d. 
Purchase of ground. 752 18 5 
Law costs. 172 1 1 
Advertising, and other incidental expenses. 63 16 0 
Williams and Cockburn, for building . 22,334 12 2 
William Murray, architect.• . . 1,248 2 1 
Furniture. 1,047 17 4 
Bell for cupola. 58 15 3 
Total £25,678 2 4 
The materials employed were Dungiven sandstone for the front, and brick for the rear. 
The entire length in front is 364 feet, the depth 190, including the airing-yards, and the 
height to the eve 25. The near buildings accommodate one-fourth more patients than the 
front, and include kitchens and workshops. 
The Asylum, which was built for 100 patients, although enlarged so as to accommodate 
150, is still too small. The cells, however, are partly occupied by patients, who are, strictly 
speaking, inadmissible, but for whom there is no special retreat: these are the incurable, the 
epileptic, and idiots. Such cases are also received in the Infirmary, and a subordinate Asylum 
at Lifford.—(See Infirmary.) 
The Infirmary and Fever Hospital, or City and County Infirmary, is situated without 
the city on the N. It was erected in 1810, by Mr. Edward Edgar, under the superintendence 
of Mr. Woodgate of Dublin. It is 90 feet long, by 50 broad, and its height is 50 feet, including 
an underground story, which measures 10. 
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