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17 September 2012
1889 – Cassidy Monument, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

1889 – Cassidy Monument, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

Architect: Charles Geoghegan From The Irish Builder: “The contact for the erection of the monument to the late Matthew Cassidty Esq., an illustration of which is given with our present number, has been...

17 September 2012
1839 –  Bethesda Chapel, Granby Row, Dublin

1839 – Bethesda Chapel, Granby Row, Dublin

Architect: Frederick Darley Erected around 1839 as the Protestant Bethesda Chapel to replace an earlier one of 1789. The squat building was fronted by a simple, classical portico with two Ionic columns. Tall,...

16 September 2012
1897 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin

1897 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin

Architect: Frank Matcham The second Theatre Royal on the same Hawkins Street site as the first, opened on December 13, 1897, and was designed by Frank Matcham. It had seating for an audience...

15 September 2012
1771 – The Coombe Lying-in Hospital, Dublin

1771 – The Coombe Lying-in Hospital, Dublin

On 10 October 1770 Lord Brabazon laid the foundation stone of the new Hospital in the Coombe. The hospital, known as The Meath Hospital and County Dublin Infirmary, was opened the following year....

13 September 2012
1871 – Design for Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral & Synod House, Dublin

1871 – Design for Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral & Synod House, Dublin

Architect: George Edmund Street George Edmund Street was commissioned by the distiller Henry Roe to restore Christ Church Cathedral which was in very poor shape. There are remains in the grounds of a...

28 August 2012
1816 – Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin

1816 – Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin

Architect: Francis Johnston Designed as an alternative to transportation, the Richmond General Penitentiary was part of an experiment into a penitentiary system which also involved Millbank Penitentiary, London. They were the first prisons...

08 August 2012
2004 – Camera Obscura, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin

2004 – Camera Obscura, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin

Architect: O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects Unbuilt proposal for a Camera Obscura on top of the Gallery of Photography in Meetinghouse Square. O’Donnell + Tuomey also designed the gallery building.

12 June 2012
1765 – Leitrim House, Stephen St., Dublin

1765 – Leitrim House, Stephen St., Dublin

Large Georgian mansion now in use as offices. Has an excellent toplit staircase with fine plaster work. The building has an unusual floor plan arrangement on the ground level, perhaps due to the...

12 June 2012
1879 – Former Military Stables, Arbour Hill, Dublin

1879 – Former Military Stables, Arbour Hill, Dublin

Twin rows of calavry stables to the rear of Collins Barracks with cobbled central laneway. Fine external stonework.