Battersea Power Station

[from the archives of 2009]

Built in 1930's and 1950's — the largest brick-built structure in Europe — this coal-fired generating station closed in 1983. Now being redeveloped into luxury apartments.

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Parnell Court / Dublin

Exterior detail including original coach entrance of Parnell Court, a Georgian 3-storey building just off Parnell Square. Brick and masonry construction with channelled stucco finish. Now used as offices. Granby Row, City of Dublin, Ireland.

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(Former) St George's Church / Dublin

Architect: Francis Johnston, 1813, in Greek-revival style using Portland stone, considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. This former parish church was de-consecrated in the late C20 and is now used as offices. Hardwicke Place, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 

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Parnell Square / North

Said to be the earliest and perhaps the finest of Dublin's Georgian Squares. City guides describe the 4-storey terraced houses originally having the basement accommodating the maidservant and the top floor for the children's nanny. The vertically decreasing window heights are thought to have reduced taxation and to have given the illusion of a taller building. Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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The Gate Theatre / Dublin

Former assembly rooms, built 1784-6, designed by Richard Johnston based on ideas of Frederick Trench. Showing here the Doric Portico in Portland stone with contrasting rusticated ashlar walls to plinth course. City of Dublin, Ireland.

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3-4 Fownes Street / Dublin

Brick-built c.1730 and said to be the only surviving example of this particular house type in Dublin. Originally domestic-residential now used for retail including the Flip and Helter Skelter clothing outlets. Plus the 'Vintage Vape Rooms' :) Five bays wide, three stories over basement and an attic with dormer windows. Granite door surround with rustication. Upper sash window replacements are based on the original design. Slate roof tiles. Temple Bar, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 

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Rebirth of Cool / Dublin

Mod clothing store in Fownes Street, Dublin, Ireland. 

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Central Bank of Ireland / Dublin (2 images)

Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates, 1975-80. Controversial but imposing Brutalist tower seen from Dame Street. City of Dublin, Ireland.

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 Showing soffit coffering and exterior steel trusses

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Swiss Chalet / St Stephen's Green

One of two 'Swiss Chalets' built into the Victorian park design by William Shepherd. The park was opened to the public in 1880. Arthur Guinness (Lord Ardilaun) also had design input, having bought the land, paid for its landscaping and donated it to the City of Dublin. Ireland.

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The Bandstand / St Stephen's Green

Bandstand completed in 1887 to commemorate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign. Manufactured by Musgrave & Co of Belfast, it has slender cast-iron colonnettes and a low-pitched roof with fancy finial. According to the park's Conservation Management Plan, the bandstand was originally sponsored by the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Dublin, Ireland. 

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The Summer House / St Stephen's Green

The Summer House, a.k.a. The Kiosk, was built in 1898 (last refurbished 2013). Of timber and tile construction, brass lettering on concrete floor says 'LANGLEY DUBLIN'. St Stephen's Green goes way back to the C13, but its present form is essentially Victorian. Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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Trinity / Long Room Hub

McCullough Mulvin Architects, 2010, in a contemporary style, articulated by blocks of pale Galician granite. The Long Room Hub is a Research Institute for the Arts & Humanities at Trinity College. It won the 2011 Educational category of the RIAI architecture awards. Dublin, Ireland.

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Trinity College Library / Dublin

The 'Old Library' of Trinity College is the largest library in Ireland and is home to the Book of Kells which dates from about AD800. The Old Library was built 1712-1732 in the Georgian style, designed by architect Thomas Burgh (1670-1730). Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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Berkeley Library / Trinity College

ABK Architects, 1967, following Dublin’s Open International 1960 competition. Predominant material is white reinforced concrete with shuttered finish at ground-floor level and bronze-framed windows. Dublin, Ireland.

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'Sphere with Sphere' / Arnaldo Pomodoro

Bronze sculpture of 1982-3 titled 'Sphere with Sphere', installed outside The Berkeley Library, Trinity College. By Arnaldo Pomodoro (b.1926). Dublin, Ireland.

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AIG / Dublin

Murray O’Laoire Architects, 1999. Insurance offices arranged about a central atrium. The atrium's roof is an inflated ETFE membrane. North Wall Quay, Dublin, Ireland.

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Citibank / Dublin

Scott Tallon Walker Architects, 1997-2000. Includes two full-height atria, 6 floors over basement car-park, granite cladding and low solar-gain glazing. RIAI Regional Award 2001. Customs House Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.

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Pro-Cathedral House / Entrance

Georgian entrance comprising 8-panel, red-painted door with brass furniture. Roman Doric column to each side supporting open pediment via narrow friezes with triglyphs. Fanlight with intricate glazing bars. Marlborough Street, Dublin, Ireland. 

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The Confession Box / Dublin

Public house at 88 Marlborough Street on the ground floor of a Georgian end-of-terrace. The pub is near to St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 

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Convention Centre / Dublin

Architect: Kevin Roche, 2010. Stone-clad exterior with a distinctive tilted atrium, the stainless steel bands of which are capped with LEDs for night display. Said to be the world's first carbon neutral convention venue. Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland.

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Samuel Beckett Bridge / Dublin

Architect: Santiago Calatrava, 2009.  A spectacular road bridge across the river Liffey, alluding to the Irish harp and named after the Nobel prize-winning playwright. Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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Guinness / Power Station

Architects: F.P.M. Woodhouse & Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, 1948, in the modern style using steel, concrete and Kingscourt brick. The brewer continues to generate its own electricity and it's said that free supply is provided to houses in the immediate neighbourhood.  St. James Gate, Dublin, Ireland.

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'Made of More' / Guinness sculpture

Concept design by David Wilson & Blink Art, 2012. Made of hand-carved American ash, bronze, clay and a fabric light-sculpture for the 'head'. Many artists worked on the piece which is 12ft high and weighs 2 tons. St. James Gate, James Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, Ireland. 

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Casks / Guinness Storehouse (2 images)

St. James Gate, James Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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Leopold Bloom / mural

Mural depicting Leopold Bloom, a fictional character in James Joyce's modernist novel 'Ulysses'. On west elevation of Bloom's Hotel, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.

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Lucy's Lounge / Temple Bar

Vintage clothes shop in the Temple Bar district. 11 Fownes Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 

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The Auld Dubliner / Temple Bar

Popular public house at corner of Anglesea Street and Fleet Street, in the Temple Bar district. "...caters unabashedly to tourists and young neighbourhood inebriates, but the music is excellent." [The Unofficial Guide to Ireland]. On Dublin's Record of Protected Structures, I presume it's Georgian. Dublin, Ireland. 

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The Icon Factory / Dublin

Internally illuminated sign for the Icon Factory, an artists' collective, in Aston Place. The portrait is of the young W.B.Yeats. Temple Bar, Dublin. 

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Eason & Son / Clock

Three-sided clock by Stokes of Cork, outside Eason's book shop at 40 O’Connell Street. People would often arrange to meet under this clock in days prior to mobile telephones. Stokes Clocks are still in business with the 3rd generation Philip Stokes. O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland.

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Tambuli / Dublin

Former warehouse building, now used as retail, at 9 Cope Street. Although close to the medieval town, buildings here are likely to be C19 in origin when purpose-built to service the goods arriving from the boats on the River Liffey [source: excavations.ie]. Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. 

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GPO / Dublin

Architect: Francis Johnston, 1818, in the Greek Revival style, using granite and Portland stone. As well as being of great architectural merit, the General Post Office is also celebrated by the Irish people as the locus of the 1916 Easter Rising. O'Connell Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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Churchill Gardens / Accumulator Tower (x 2)

[from the archives of 2013]

Architects: Powell and Moya, 1947-50.  The translucent glass-shrouded tower holds 2,500 tonnes of hot water, providing a store of heat energy. The district heating system is environmentally friendly and cost-advantageous for residents and nearby businesses and schools. 

This 40m+ steel, glass and aluminium tower forms part of the first district heating system in UK. Originally the hot water was sourced from Battersea Power Station via a tunnel under the Thames. The tower, workshop and pumphouse are Grade II listed. City of Westminster, London.

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Churchill Gardens / Ripley House

[from the archives of 2013]

Churchill Gardens was designed by Powell & Moya, built 1947-62. The blocks were arranged according to the Zeilenbau theory of the period. City of Westminster, London

Churchill Gardens / Anson House

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Churchill Gardens / Moyle House

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Designed by Powell & Moya, the Churchill Gardens housing estate was built 1946-62 and was designated a Conservation Area in 1990. City of Westminster, London.

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Pebbles / Southwick

Bar-kitchen overlooking Lady Bee Marina. Pebbles on the Port, Southwick, West Sussex. 

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The Old Town Hall / Southwick (2 pics)

Architect: George Walter Warr, Urban District of Southwick Surveyor and Engineer, 1906. Red brick with stone dressings, including highlighted keystones and voussoirs. Fancy Dutch gables and a castellated turret to west.  In 1974 Southwick became part of the Adur District Council, and this building is now used as private commercial offices. Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, West Sussex.

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Park View House / SE24

Built 1968 by Lambeth Council, forming with its twin (Herne Hill House) the Hurst Street Estate. Nineteen floors of flats, 52m high,  here viewed from Brockwell Park. Herne Hill, London Borough of Lambeth.

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BHC mural / by Mel Odie

Detail from a housing-themed mural on the exterior of the Brixton Housing Co-op. By the artist known as Mel Odie, c.2014. At 90 Railton Road, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Former 'Hamilton Arms' / Railton Rd

Former public house converted c.2005 to flats and a corner convenience store. At that time, this side-street — which was known as Hamilton Rd — was renamed Mumford Rd. I believe a pub was here since Victorian times, however the present building has interesting 1930s moderne characteristics. London Borough of Lambeth.

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After 'Bond of Union' / by Phlegm

Street art in Herne Hill commissioned by Dulwich Outdoor Gallery 2015. By UK illustrator and artist Phlegm, the piece being based on M.C. Escher's 'Bond of Union' of 1956. At 157 Dulwich Road (pizza and grilled dishes), opp. Brockwell Park entrance, London Borough of Lambeth.

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