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try
http://www.spencerdock.ie

though seems to be pretty vacuous stuff

Originally posted by Paul Clerkin
I guess the world moves slowly inside the RIAI

You reckon? 😀

Originally posted by Paul Clerkin
ryanair dont do images… its part of their no frills… you have to look at the site and imagine 😉

ROFL

Ok! thats woken me up

The quality of the Archeire site, produced with much passion & no money is in stark contrast to the RIAI site, produced with no shortage of money & seemingly little passion.
I find the RIAI site a trial to use

Just some more info on this

Site did contain a cinema (Built 1914)
The proposal on the site was given a decision to grant by The Corpo in Nov2001 but was appealed by a resident of Benburb street & An Taisce.
An Bord Pleanala refused Permission in May 2002. The proposal was to comprehensively record & document the former Cinema before demolition. [not a protected structure]

There is more information on the Cinema & site in the report that accompanied the application including some photographs (foyer etc)& maps of this area going back to the 17th Century as well as an Archeological assessment. (all on microfiche)

Originally posted by N3
That remark about the John Hancock Tower was so inane. Why does nearly every discussion have to get onto the subject of height. Height on its own is not an aesthetic quality.

How so?
I was merely pointing out that a difference of scale is not necessarily a bad thing. a view not shared by An Taisce obviously.
Where have you seen me advocating that height on its own is an aesthetic quality?
Building Height is very relevant to Dublin at the moment so inevitably it will continue to crop up.

Originally posted by N3

The general standard of appraisal of architecture by many of the contributors to this website is embarrassing.

By all means enlighten us with your opinions. the site is here to promote discussion, but hold off on the derisory comments.

5 years

From the DDDA site

The Gasometers on the south quays have long been a landmark in the area. Gas, manufactured from coal was first used to provide public lighting in the early 1800s. By the 1820s three rival gas companies were operating in Dublin. In 1866 the Dublin gas companies merged to form the Alliance & Dublin Consumers Gas Company.
The company had its headquarters at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, on the south bank of the Liffey. This was a natural location for the gasworks, because it was beside the docks where coal boats unloaded. Stokers wearing clogs, shovelled coal into the retorts, where it was heated to extremely high temperatures and released the gas. The coal gas was then purified before being stored in a gas-holder or gasometer. Work began on erecting the first gasometer at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in 1866. The main gas pipeline ran from Sir John Rogerson’s Quay to O’Connell Bridge, before branching out throughout the city.

Be interesting to know whether those pipelines are still there (would assume so)

Try the Architectural Archive on Merrion Square

http://www.iarc.ie/

for ply you might consider something like this as an alternative
http://www.worldwidewood.dial.pipex.com/page7.html