1946 – Archer’s Garage, Fenian Street, Dublin
Architect: Arnold F. Hendy
Illegally demolished in 1999 over a long holiday weekend by property developer and hotel owner Noel O’Callaghan.
1947 – Holiday Camp, Red Island, Skerries, Co. Dublin
Holiday camp constructed in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Quinn family. Closed in the late 1970s and demolished a few years after.
1947 – The Submarine Bar, Crumlin, Dublin
Architect: T.P. Kennedy and Dermot O’Toole
Opened as Mills, later known as The Submarine Bar. Originally the structure included accommodation for the publican.
1948 – The Hydro, Tramore, Co Waterford
Architect: Patrick Sheahan
Opened in 1948 ‘The Hydro’ had a staff of seven and housed a number of thermostatically controlled sea water baths as well as a restaurant.
1949 – Aspro Factory, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
Drawing for design of staircase and entrance foyer. Winner of the RIAI Gold Medal for the period 1947-1950.
1950s – Former Veterinary College, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Two separate veterinary schools were run by UCD and TCD at the Ballsbridge site and this continued until 1977 when the two schools were merged and fully incorporated into UCD.
1951 – Boland’s Biscuit Mills, Grand Canal Street, Dublin
Architect: Samuel Stevenson & Son
Built on the site of a building occupied by Éamon de Valera during the 1916 Easter Rising,
1953 – Passenger Terminal, Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Architect: Office of Public Works
Recently demolished, this 1950s ferry terminal hid a Victorian railway station. The passenger terminal was designed as a temporary measure to be replaced at a later stage with a more permanent solution.
1956 – Kinnahalla Youth Hostel, Hilltown, Co. Down
Architect: G. Philip Bell & Roger H. Bell
Intended as a Youth Hostel to be known as the George VI Memorial Foundation Hostel,
1956 – Metro Cinema, Dundonald, Belfast
Built at a cost of £50,000, it was the first post-war cinema in Belfast with a balcony. It was an ill-timed venture.
