1929 – Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Dublin
A graceful little library with a rather unfortunate porch attached.
A graceful little library with a rather unfortunate porch attached.
On the North Circular Road,
One of three libraries to the same design by Scottish architect Robert Lawrie for Dublin City architects department.
One of four public libraries built during the years 1934 to 1937 by Dublin Corporation in the suburbs of Phibsborough,
One of four public libraries built during the period 1937 by Dublin Corporation in the suburbs of Phibsborough,
The winning design, No.123, in the architectural competition to design a new library for Trinity College Dublin.
From opening to early 2023 named after Bishop George Berkeley (1687-1753),
Designed by John Hardie Glover of modernist Scottish firm,
The Ussher Library is sited between the Berekely Library and Nassau Street with the park and the Arts Block on either side.
The refurbishment and extension of the Library in Baldoyle to include a Local Government Office for Fingal County Council services provides the opportunity to reassess the relationship between these public functions and the village of Baldoyle.