1932 – Pissoir, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin
One the French style pissoirs imported prior to the 1932 Dublin Eucharistic Congress as part of a ‘clean up Dublin’ campaign.
One the French style pissoirs imported prior to the 1932 Dublin Eucharistic Congress as part of a ‘clean up Dublin’ campaign.
This massive gasholder structure dominated the Dublin Skyline for many years. Constructed by the Alliance and Dublin Consumers Gas Company at the corner of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay and Cardiff Lane.
Fine 1930s hotel which was modernised and extended upwards in the 1990s. The original entrance was moved to the centre of the facade.
A 1950s proposal for the infamous Wood Quay site for Dublin Corporation. Eventually an architectural competition was held in 1968,
After O’Connell Bridge House was constructed in 1965 on the eastern side, it was suggested that a twin be built on the site of the Ballast Office on the western side.
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
Much hated building on a very important site, O’Connell Bridge House stands 11 storeys high and overlooks O’Connell Bridge.
Built to replace some Georgian houses that were in use as office space for the print works behind, this modernist building was demolished in the late 1990s.
A rare example of good infill architecture on Ormond Quay. A former Presbyterian Church that was destroyed in a fire,
This development was the final part of a controversial project lasting over twenty years. The site at Wood Quay had been earmarked as a site for the headquarters of Dublin Corporation since the 1950s.