1935 – Nos. 35-36 Westmoreland Street, Dublin
Architect: Arnold F. Hendy, Kaye-Parry, Ross & Hendy
Built as the Pearl Life Assurance building,
Built as the Pearl Life Assurance building,
On an important corner site adjoining the Bank of Ireland in College Green,
Built in 1935 as a factory for Player Wills tobacco,
The third Theatre Royal opened on September 23,
Like similar flat complexes built by the City Council Housing Department in the 1930s,
Opened late 1936 and was designed to seat 1250 patrons.
Original pages from Irish Homes brochure circa 1936 of house designs available to purchase in the Mount Merrion development.
Originally constructed in 1748, the current limestone front was added in 1936 by Frederick Hayes,
Opened in November 1936 and closed in 1970.
Now with a crudely added top floor,