1884 – Pembroke Housing, Shelbourne Road, Dublin
Architect: H.E. Fitzgerald
Fine houses in a small cul-de-sac off Shelbourne Road,
1909 – Veterinary College, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: L.A. McDonnell
Two separate veterinary schools were run by UCD and TCD at this Ballsbridge site and continued until 1977 when the two schools were merged and fully incorporated into UCD.
1932 – Former Bank, Shelbourne Road, Dublin
Architect: A.G. Millar
Small Edwardian bank, finished externally in brick with limestone dressings,
1949 – College of Further Education, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Donnelly & Martin
Typical of the softer self-effacing modernism used in educational and medical buildings across Ireland,
1953 – Motor Distributors, Shelbourne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott Architects
Motor Distributors’ started assembling Volkswagen Beetles in Ireland in 1950 in a former tram depot at 162 Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge.
1963 – G. & T. Crampton, 158 Shelbourne Road, Dublin
Architect: John Collins
New head office building, G &
1974 – Offices, Shelbourne Road, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Speculative office development built on the site of Turner’s Cottages.
2025 – Windjammer Hotel Proposal, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Architect: Office of David O’Shea
Dublin City Council refused planning permission for this six-storey 24-bedroom boutique hotel on a site at Shelbourne Road as the scheme would constitute over-development of the site.
