1960 – Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry, Co. Derry
Plans for a new general hospital to serve the northwest of Northern Ireland were drawn up by Yorke,
Plans for a new general hospital to serve the northwest of Northern Ireland were drawn up by Yorke,
Built as the IBM Building and now containing government offices, this is a sophisticated work with recessed ground floor and a pleasing proportions.
Originally built by the Salvation Army, this building now forms part of the University of Winnipeg campus housing the Department of Theatre and Film.
A fine example of International style of architecture was designed by City Architect Stanley Roscoe, replacing an early Richardson Romaneque building of 1890.
Goldberg’s Department Store opened in 1960 at High Riggs in Tollcross and was intended to be the focal point in a new road system for Tollcross –
Modern shop facade by Stephenson Gibney to existing commercial building on Wicklow Street. Kayser Bondor were one of the largest suppliers of nylon stockings in the UK at this time and had a chain of shops throughout the UK and Ireland in the early 1960s.
Interesting modern insertion into a traditional pub exterior. Also included a remodelling of the interior to include an off-license –
Modernist back office for the New Ireland group of insurance companies.
The Padrao dos Descobrimentos was completed as a model for the Portuguese world exhibition and erected on the bank of the Tagus in its current form in 1960.
On September 4th 1958, fire completely destroyed the previous clubhouse designed by George L.