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.
1953 – Pediatric Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
Architect: Alan Hope
A temporary prefabricated construction on what was left of the Rotunda gardens,
1953 – Second Placed Entry for Dublin Port and Docks Board Competition
Architect: Alan Hope
The second placed entry in the 1953 Dublin Port Offices competition to design a new Headquarters and Offices for the Dublin Port and Docks Board on Memorial Road alongside Busaras.
1953 – Star Cinema, Crumlin, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
The Star Cinema opened on 15th January 1953 and closed in December 1971 to become a pop concert venue.
1953 – Synagogue, Terenure, Dublin
Architect: Wilfrid Cantwell
At one time, in the 1950s,
1953 – Telephone Exchange, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
Architect: Seymour Rice & Bertie Banahan, Office of Public Works
Large square block with lower ancillary accommodation,
1953 – Vocational School, Clogher Rd., Dublin
Architect: Andrew Devane, Robinson Keefe & Devane
Constructed by the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee,
1954 – F.W. Woolworth, Thomas Street, Dublin
Architect: Harold Winbourne
Former F.W. Woolworth store, later converted into public offices for Department of Social Welfare,
