1796 – Brunswick Bascule Bridge, Ringsend, Dublin
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
The Earl of Camden opened the docks and one of the large locks, which separate the docks from the Liffey, was named after him.
The Grand Canal Dock opened in 1796 to much celebration. Originally, there were three graving docks, primarily used for ship repair.
Former mill building, part of the large Boland’s milling complex. The remainder of the complex has been demolished for redevelopment. The two six-storey stone warehouse buildings date from the 1830s.
The Irish Waterways Visitor Centre is located in one of the waterways it celebrates –
A mixed development of 16 floors on the dockside of the larger basin of the two at the Grand Canal Docks.
Conversion of trackside water tower to commercial office space by adding a spectacular stairwell and lift shaft and two extra stories to the top.
Architectural perfection in a small package – delicately proportioned and beautifully detailed, this small apartment block is an architectural triumph for Shay Cleary Architects –
Overly gimmicky but ultimately successful attempt to design a new city square in the south docklands.
Unbuilt scheme for a speculative development for the site of the Bolands grain mills on the edge of Grand Canal Dock’s inner basin.