Thomas Alfred Cobden (1794 – 1842) was an English architect, best known for designing many buildings in south-east Ireland, such as Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, Duckett's Grove and Browne-Clayton Monument.
Thomas Cobden the elder built Chichester Market House in 1807 with William Brooks, under the direction of John Nash.
Due to his work in the area, Cobden lived in Carlow for some time, building a house on College Street.
[1] For the majority of his career, Cobden's work was in County Carlow and Wexford, with many of his clients being members of the landed gentry.
[3] Some of the resultant buildings were Braganza built for Sir Dudley Hill, Duckett's Grove,[4] Russellstown Park, and the Tudor-revival Ballykealy House.