1952 – Nurses Home, Orthopedic Hospital of Ireland, Clontarf, Co. Dublin
Architect: Buckley & O’Gorman
Alongside the former Blackheath House which is now the administrative offices for the Orthopedic Hospital of Ireland,
1952 – St. Luke’s Cancer Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin
Architect: TP Kennedy & Partners
Part of the modernisation of the Irish healthcare system in the 1950s when larger specialised hospitals were constructed including sanatoriums and orthopedic units.
1953 – Busáras, Store St., Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
Busáras is one of the first post Second World War examples of the International Modern style in Europe.
1953 – Chapel, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
Cherry Orchard Fever Hospital was commissioned to replace the aging Cork Street Fever Hospital and opened in November 1953.
1953 – Chapel, Sisters of Charity Convent, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Architects: Downes, Meehan & Robson
Part of an extension to the convent at Rockfield,
1953 – Cherry Orchard Fever Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
Commissioned to replace the old Cork Street Fever Hospital.
1953 – Donnybrook Bus Garage, Donnybrook, Dublin
Architect: Jim Brennan, Michael Scott Architects
Donnybrook Bus Garage was completed in 1952.
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 – Moyne Institute, Trinity College Dublin
Architect: Desmond Fitzgerald
One of the least inspring buildings of the Trinity College campus.
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.
