1853 – Richard Allen, No. 28 Lower O’Connell St., Dublin
A long galleried shop, probably reminiscent of similar constructed in London at this time.
1860 – No.40 O’Connell Street Upper, Dublin
Architect: Alfred G. Jones
Constructed for Cherry & Shields.
1860 – Shop Front, No.40 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Alfred G. Jones
Shopfront for Cherry & Shields,
1863 – No. 60 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: William G. Murray
Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863,
1867 – Gilbey’s, Nos. 46-49 O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: William G. Murray
Demolished in 1972, this fine Victorian facade was the head offices of Gilbey’s.
1867 – Scottish Provincial Assurance Co., O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: Thomas Newenham Deane
Constructed on the site of Drogheda House,
1869 – Hammam Family Hotel and Turkish Baths, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: Richard Barter
Dr Richard Barter’s second Turkish bath in Dublin was built as an extension at the rear of Reynold’s Hotel at 11 and 12 Upper Sackville Street.
1869 – Nos. 63-64 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Charles Geoghegan
A pair of 18th century houses that were remodelled in 1869 for the Royal Bank by Charles Geoghegan.
1870 – William Smith O’Brien Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: Thomas Farrell
William Smith O’Brien (1811-1861) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament and leader of the Young Ireland movement.
1871 – English & Scottish Law Life Assurance Co., No.41 O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: William Stirling
Described in The Building News with “the style adopted is Italian”.
