No.45 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin
The end of a unified Wide Street Commission terrace at the corner of Abbey Street and O’Connell Street. A fine street facade for a public house was inserted in the later 19th century,
1919 – Design for Hibernian Bank, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne & Son
Designed by Ralph H. Byrne of W.H. Byrne & Son. Built on the corner of O’Connell Street and Abbey Street to replace a bank building destroyed in the Easter Rising of 1916.
1927 – The Plaza, Middle Abbey St., Dublin
Architect: Donnelly Moore & Keatinge
A large canopy over the entrance signaled the Plaza, an entertainment complex built after the reconstruction of the area post 1916.
1840s – The Music Hall, Abbey Street, Dublin
Constructed as a hall for popular music which could also be used for recitals and talks. Described in ‘Dublin and its environs’
1903 – Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey St., Dublin
Architect: William H. Beardwood
Reconstructed to designs of William H. Beardwood between 1899 and 1903. Sited next to the Royal Hibernian Academy on Abbey Street,
1867 – United Presbyterian Church, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: William Fogerty
Original design, the tower and spire of which was not completed, published in The Irish Builder,
1917 – No. 97, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: George P. Beater
Small commercial building in brick with stone detailing. Like many of the buildings on Middle Abbey Street,
1875 – W.H. Smith & Co., Middle Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Alfred G. Jones
Built at Nos. 79-80 Middle Abbey Street for W.H. Smith whose assets and business in Ireland was eventually taken over by Charles Eason and Son in 1886.
1877 – Christian Union Buildings, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Alfred G. Jones
The Christian Union Buildings in Lower Abbey Street were erected on the site of the Metropolitan Hall,
