1892 – Houses, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin
A terrace of 10 gabled, half-timbered houses, designed for contractor Samuel Worthington.
“The terrace of houses which we illustrate in present issue is being erected for Mr.
A terrace of 10 gabled, half-timbered houses, designed for contractor Samuel Worthington.
“The terrace of houses which we illustrate in present issue is being erected for Mr.
The houses along the south side of Sandymount Green are part of what once was Sandymount Castle and the roads behind this bear the name.
All that remains is a portion of the concrete basin on the strand of the former public baths.
Designed and constructed by J.J. McCarthy in 1851-58, a tower and spire proposed at the south west corner was never constructed.
When Canon O’Hanlon died in 1905 after 25 years as Parish priest, three new rooms were built and the school was re-named the Canon O’Hanlon Memorial School.
The main facade with its three gables demonstrates the interior layout; the aisles and nave are the same width.
Originally built as a Chandler’s shop, the Art Nouveau facade was added around 1900 to add light to the interior. Has since been adapted to a restaurant and now a chemist’s shop.
Pretty little church building in its own extensive grounds. The church is a simple Gothic Revival design with a decorative rose window in the west façade.
Like St Bartholemew’s in Ballsbridge, this was commissioned by Sidney Herbert after whom nearby Sidney Parade is named.
The Merrion Hall office building provided accommodation for Irish Shipping Limited, Coras Trachtala (The Irish Export Board) and The Irish Goods Council.