1955 – James Hennessy & Co., Davitt Rd., Crumlin, Dublin
Architect: J. Arthur Douglas & Associates
Fronting a large saw-toothed warehouse space with north facing windows,
1956 – Filling Station, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Maguire
Small country filling station designed for Esso,
1956 – Kinnahalla Youth Hostel, Hilltown, Co. Down
Architect: G. Philip Bell & Roger H. Bell
Intended as a Youth Hostel to be known as the George VI Memorial Foundation Hostel,
1956 – Metro Cinema, Dundonald, Belfast
Built at a cost of £50,000, it was the first post-war cinema in Belfast with a balcony.
1956 – St. Colman’s High School, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
Architect: Corr & McCormick
The school was built in the mid 1950s as a result of the education act of 1947,
1957 – Augustinian Professorium, Ballyboden, Co. Dublin.
Architect: McCormack Keane
Religious campus that was built around an existing house,
1957 – Cyril Lord Carpet Factory, Donaghadee, Co. Down
Architect: McAlister, Mather & Partners
A factory built for textile entrepreneur Cyril Lord,
1957 – ESB, James Street East, Dublin
Architect: Vincent Kelly
Large back office building constructed in the gardens to the rear of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) buildings on Fitzwilliam Street.
1957 – McLay Memorial Hall, Henry Place, Belfast
Described in the News Letter on May 2, 1957: “A new £14,000 church hall for the congregation of Clifton Street United Presbyterian Church,
1957 – Morrissey’s Auctioneers, Merrion Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick H. Corcoran
Small office building designed by Patrick H.
