Joseph P. Alcock (1905-66)
Joseph Patrick Alcock was born in Liverpool and studied at the Liverpool School of Architecture. While he was a student, he was president of Liverpool University Architectural Society. After graduating in 1933, he practised in Liverpool and became assistant to the Liverpool architect F.X. Velarde (1897-1960). In the late 1930s, he moved to Dublin and become senior assistant in the office of J.V Downes. He joined the Office of Public Works in 1949 and was appointed assistant principal in charge of new works in 1954.
Architect: J.P. Alcock & T.J. Ryan, Office of Public Works
A large central hall, lit by clerestory windows, to accommodate a large number of welfare applicants.