The James Weir Home for Nurses is oriented perpendicular to Cork Street – the street front gets the gable end,...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Tiles, 74 Thomas Street, Dublin 8+
On the upper floors of 74 Thomas Street, there are panels of mosaic tiles in a geometric pattern. It’s a...
Tiny shopfront, The Coombe, Dublin 8+
The Snug (which is on the Coombe just where it intersects with Francis Street) is one of those sites that...
Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
Cork Street would benefit a lot more from rows of thriving shops bringing activity to street level than from having...
Retained signage, 17a New Bride Street, Dublin 8+
The retained signage on 17a New Bride Street is an easy example of keeping text on a building without any...
Extension (Fuse), 27a Synge Street, Dublin 8+
Fuse Graphic Design occupy a long, narrow corner site in Portobello, with a narrow frontage at the end of the terrace...
Shopfront, 390 South Circular Road, Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin 8+
A.C. Boles Chemist occupies the northern corner of the junction between South Circular Road and Dolphin’s Barn. On the upper...
Former Rialto cinema, South Circular Road, Dublin 8+
The 1600-seat cinema at Rialto opened in November 1936, with the Irish premiere of Everything is Rhythm as its first feature....
Grotto, Timberyard, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
On the St. Patrick’s side of the Timberyard, the building faces onto Brabazon Street. It’s residential, accessed from the Coombe...
Timberyard social housing, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
Named for the site’s previous use, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s Timberyard provides 47 social housing units and a community room. The...