1953 – Bostock House, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: Easton & Robertson
The London based architects Easton &
1953 – Motor Distributors, Shelbourne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
Motor Distributors’ started assembling Volkswagen Beetles in Ireland in 1950 in a former tram depot at 162 Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge.
1953 – Passenger Terminal, Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Architect: Office of Public Works
Demolished 2009, this 1950s ferry terminal hid a Victorian railway station.
1953 – Pediatric Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
A temporary prefabricated construction on what was left of the Rotunda gardens,
1954 – McCairn’s Motors, Santry, Co. Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
During the early years of the Irish Republic,
1954 – State Cinema, Phibsborough, Dublin
Architect: O’Connor & Aylward
A new cinema by Odeon (Ireland) Ltd.
1955 – Booth Poole & Co., Islandbridge, Dublin
Architect: Samuel J. Hurd, Hurd & Squire
The Government of the Irish Republic,
1955 – Former Stella Cinema, Mount Merrion, Dublin
Architect: Robert H. Dowling
A massive suburban cinema with 1000 seats when it opened in 1955.
1955 – Huntsman Service Station, Long Mile Road, Dublin
Architect: Adrinus Sjoer
Bright and airy polygonal service station with a mostly enclosed canopy for the pumps.
1955 – Iveagh Cinema, Banbridge, Co. Down
Architect: John McBride Neill
Originally intended to be called the Ritz Cinema,
