The Church of St. Augustine and St. John is one of the street’s highlights, designed by Edward Welby Pugin and...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Brick sheds, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2+
The two brick sheds on the campshires at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay are still generally identified by their last occupant,...
Former Player Wills Factory, South Circular Road, Dublin 8+
Built in 1935 as a factory for Player Wills tobacco, the building remained in use until European restructuring moved manufacturing...
Rathmines Post Office, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6+
On the lower edge of Rathmines Road Upper, the post office maintains a neat, composed presence on the street. It...
Phibsboro Shopping Centre, Phibsboro, Dublin 7+
Reading coverage of the objections to Phibsboro Shopping Centre, the reasons seem surprising from now: local traders objected because they...
Lifeboat Station, East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
Dun Laoghaire got its first lifeboat in 1811, with a station built by the Dublin Ballast Board, which was taken...
Carnegie Library, Skerries, Co. Dublin+
Anthony Scott designed quite a number of the Carnegie libraries in Fingal – Rush, Malahide, Garristown, Lusk, Swords, Donabate (not...
Fuel depot, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 3+
Dublin Port is a bit of a world unto itself, a spur projecting from the city, run around the tight...
Former Film Censor’s Office, 12-16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2+
There’s a bittersweet recurring motif you’ll probably notice if you spend a while looking into buildings in Dublin – a...
Science block, St. Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16+
The science block at St. Columba’s College was designed by Robin Walker (Scott Tallon Walker), completed in 1971. Columba’s is...