The former Knowles Electrical premises on George’s Street Lower makes a strong mark on the corner, with a 45-degree chamfer...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
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...
Shelters, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire+
Along the Queen’s Road in Dun Laoghaire, there are three small shelters facing the sea, separated from the harbour by...
Doors, George’s Place/Kelly’s Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
If you were in the habit of photographing buildings a lot, a few things about colour would probably become obvious...
Alex’s, George’s Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
In strictly good-taste design terms, a good shopfront is going to be one that works with the building as a...
Butcher’s shop, 105 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
It’s always a tiny bit worrying to see a butcher’s with a designed shopfront. The butcher’s window is usually a...
Signage, 54 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire+
Corr’s looks like it stood still while Dun Laoghaire passed through decades of change. The signboard is concave, with horizontal...
Former shopfront, 3a George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
The front of 3a George’s Street Lower suggests that it used to be a shop. It now appears to be...
Shopfront, 53b George’s Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
On the quiet end of George’s Street, Maddens is a jeweller and jewellery repair business with a distinctive shopfront. Below...
Bandstand and sunshelter, East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
Recently restored, the bandstand and sun shelter on Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier capture the Victorian seaside’s reputation for health and...