1878 – Design for South City Markets, South Great George’s Street, Dublin
Second placed entry to design the South City Markets on Great Georges Street. The original was badly damaged by a serious fire in 1892,
Second placed entry to design the South City Markets on Great Georges Street. The original was badly damaged by a serious fire in 1892,
Unplaced design for the market buildings on Sth Great George’s Street.
Described in The Building News: “the exterior,
Section looking east with detail of iron roof published in The Building News, November 21st 1879.
As part of a civic plan to develop the town, a competition was held to design a new town hall and market.
“The space between the covered market and the site of the Town Hall was occupied by tavern premises,
South City Markets takes up an entire block of the city and is surrounded on all side by a network of small busy commercial streets.
As a result of an architectural competition held in 1880, Walter G. Doolin`s designs for a new markethall were adopted.
This present building replaces an earlier corn exchange built in 1753. The first regular motion pictures in Beverley were shown here in 1911 and soon afterwards it was renamed the Picture Playhouse.
Accepted Design for New Buildings published in The Architect, March 23rd 1888.
Less elaborate than the wholesale vegetable market across the street, and designed by the City Engineer 1887-1910,