1955 – Unbuilt Proposal Dublin Corporation, Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
A 1950s Stalinist proposal for the infamous Wood Quay site for Dublin Corporation.
1955 – VW Assembly Plant, Naas Road, Dublin
Architect: Nathaniel Martin / Beckett & Harrington
In June 1950,
1956 – All Saints Church, Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Architect: Frank Murphy
Very much a local landmark, the massive church was built between 1954 and 1956 of concrete and limestone.
1956 – Church of the Immaculate Conception, Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Architect: Simon Leonard, William H. Byrne & Son
Unattractive church from the 1950s,
1956 – Civic Centre, Holywood, Co. Down
Architect: Munce & Kennedy
Civic centre including library, a maternity and child welfare clinic,
1956 – Design for County Buildings, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Architect: Harry Gibberd
During the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century,
1956 – Filling Station, Ashford, Co. Wicklow
Architect: William Maguire
Small country filling station designed for Esso,
1956 – Girls Vocational School, Crumlin Road, Dublin
Architect: Hooper & Mayne
Now Crumlin College of Further Education,
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.
