1965 – Bank Of Ireland, Suffolk Street, Dublin
Miesian infill from Robin Walker of Michael Scott &
Miesian infill from Robin Walker of Michael Scott &
Built as a modern bedroom extension to Jury’s Hotel on College Green,
Engineers’ offices for M/s A. Guinness Son & Co.,
Fitzwilliam Street once the longest expanse of intact Georgian architecture anywhere in the world was destroyed in the 1960s when the ESB a supposedly responsible semi-state body wantonly demolished twelve of the houses.
Until 2021 in use as a branch of Bank of Ireland,
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
Described by Frank McDonald in ‘The Destruction of Dublin’
Much hated building on a very important site,
Built to replace some Georgian houses that were in use as office space for the print works behind,
Built on the site of the Liverpool,