1955 – Former Meath Hospital, Heytesbury St., Dublin
Architect: Andrew Devane, Robinson Keefe & Devane
Extension to the original 19th century hospital in a Dutch modern style.
1955 – Former Stella Cinema, Mount Merrion, Dublin
Architect: Robert H. Dowling
A massive suburban cinema with 1000 seats when it opened in 1955.
1955 – Gala Cinema, Ballyfermot, Dublin
Architect: McCormack & Boland
The Gala Cinema was designed by J.F.
1955 – Huntsman Service Station, Long Mile Road, Dublin
Architect: Adrinus Sjoer
Bright and airy polygonal service station with a mostly enclosed canopy for the pumps.
1955 – James Hennessy & Co., Davitt Rd., Crumlin, Dublin
Architect: J. Arthur Douglas & Associates
Fronting a large saw-toothed warehouse space with north facing windows,
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 – Girls Vocational School, Crumlin Road, Dublin
Architect: Hooper & Mayne
Now Crumlin College of Further Education,
1956 – Shelter, People’s Park, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Architect: Raymond McGrath, Office of Public Works
A curvilinear profile on a rectangular plan,
1956 – St. Gabriel’s Church, Clontarf, Dublin
Architect: Peppard & Duffy
Peppard & Duffy produced a couple of churches for the Dublin archdiocese in the 1950s.
