Art deco garage at Cross Guns Bridge Phibsboro
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At Cross Guns Bridge there is an Art Deco Garage, which has lied vacant for some time. It has loads of boards/ signs stuck onto it. However, some of this has collapsed (something to do with the weather?) and it has revealed more of the buildings authentic detailing – more striking a building than I originally thought. It does not appear as amateur a construction as I originally thought.
Does anyone know what’s happening with this building?
Who gets what listed? I know this is a discussion board, but do those in control of the site take note of things under dicussion (that being they will take action on matters raised on the site?)
what me? yeah i wander down to the city council and the government and tell them whats what in a monday morning briefing. this is a personal venture.. no organisations behind it, funding it etc….
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I wasn’t suggesting anyone HAD to get it listed. It was more a rhetorical comment. You’ll recall from earlier times when the Wiggs Teape building was demolished that many people were astonished that it hadnt been listed for protection. It was just a comment.I can’t find it on the list of protected
structures searching for either “Cross Guns” or Garage. The only mention of Cross Guns is
‘Cross Guns Bridge/Fifth Lock, Royal
Canal Dublin 7 Crossguns Quay: multi-storey stone former mill building’
Dosn’t sound like a deco garage to me.I don’t know the area myself but a lot of the area ajoining the canal is a “Proposed Candidate Special Area of Conservation” on the city development plan. (the bits striped in red on the attached).
i think it’s this one here. didn’t realise it was in that bad nick.
thought it used to be a electrical shop though.
Former Iona Garage
Hello all!
Just to inform yiz that the fascia boards have been removed last week from this wonderful building, and its original beauty is being revealed for all to see. Its design was more sophisticated than originally thought. Go have a look – they have demolished a side extension, but I think they are preserving the original. Can wait to see what they will do with it; here’s hoping that it won’t be filled with PVC and painted pink!!
Yep, but the rubbish has been removed (signs, clutter, “fake” add-ons to the facade). Worth a closer inspection. Less “heavy” than originally thought.
Looks like it, having had a quick look passing it on a bus this afternoon, the detailing is rather crude, much more of the country garage than urban cinema strain of “art deco”. Will photograph it tomorrow.
Recent photo at
Its not as poor as you might expect –
The detail is more intricate than a “country garage”!
If more of the timber panels are removed you will see how refined the actual building actually is……..
As an aside, the red brick buildling at the back of this (latterly integrated into the site I believe) was Glasnevin railway station.
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