1870 – The Irish House, Nos.1-2 Wood Quay, Dublin
The Irish House was built in 1870 at the corner of Winetavern Street and Wood Quay in Dublin, and became a popular public house and well-known piece of Celtic Revival architecture.
Wood Quay Dublin
Originally the street was built on wooden piles, driven into the river bed from which its derives its name. Now synonymous with a heritage battle when the City tried to build its headquarters on the site of Viking remains.
1957 – Dublin Corporation Unbuilt Proposal, Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
A 1950s proposal for the infamous Wood Quay site for Dublin Corporation. Eventually an architectural competition was held in 1968,
1968 – Alternate Proposals for Wood Quay, Dublin
A selection of models from the 1968 architectural competition for proposals for new a Dublin Corporation office block at Wood Quay in Dublin.
1976 – Dublin Corporation Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Sam Stephenson
The site at Wood Quay had been earmarked as a site for the headquarters of Dublin Corporation since the 1950s.
1994 – Dublin City Council, Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Scott Tallon Walker
This development was the final part of a controversial project lasting over twenty years. The site at Wood Quay had been earmarked as a site for the headquarters of Dublin Corporation since the 1950s.
New conference centre to include 12th-century wall
Dublin’s old city wall will form the focal point of a new multi-million euro, state of the art conference suite, to be built in the basement of the Civic Offices at Wood Quay.
Wood Quay Viking wall goes on view
An underground section of Dublin’s 900-year-old Hiberno Viking city wall has been put on public view for the first time at the Civic Offices at Wood Quay.
