Christ Church Cathedral


Construction work on Christ Church Cathedral, works by G. & T. Crampton were carried out in 1945.

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Savoy Cinema Album


An album of photographs recording the construction of the Savoy Cinema, O'Connell Street, Dublin and its appearance on completion.

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Savoy Cinema site works: view of site from first or second floor of building on opposite side of O’Connell Street


Showing the Fr Mathew statue in the centre foreground. On the street in front of the site is an ass-drawn advertising cart with notices for ‘Katie Sandwina (The Strongest Woman in the World) First Time in Ireland’.

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Savoy Cinema site works: front of site viewed from across O’Connell Street


Showing the site notice which reads ‘A Cinematograph Theatre/is being erected on this site/To seat 3,000 persons’. The builders are listed as Meagher & Hayes of Cork and Dublin, and the architect as ‘F.C. Mitchell L.R.I.B.A. London W.1’, with various contractors listed as follows: Steelwork: Messrs Blake & Co. Ltd, Sheffield. Heating & Ventilation: Messrs J. Jeffreys & Co. Ltd, London. Steel Casements: Messrs Critalls & Co. Ltd, London. Electrical Installation: Theatre Equipemnt LTd, Dublin. Lifts: Waygood Otis Ltd, London. Portland Stone: H. & J. Martin Ltd, Dublin. Stone Carving: William J. Greene, Dublin. Fibrous Plaster & Decoration: Alex Malcolm & Co. Ltd, Dublin. Seating & Furnishing: -, Dublin Plastering: -, Dublin Plumbing: -, Dublin. Sanitary Fittings: -, Dublin. Granite: Osborne & Brady, Ballyknocken, Wicklow.

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Savoy Cinema site works: external south side elevation


Savoy Cinema site works: external south side elevation

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Savoy Cinema site clearance and ground works: view from rear (north east) corner looking south west


Showing site clearance and ground works in progress. Visible are buildings on west side of O’Connell Street and Fr Mathew Statue, rear of recent completed building 11-13 Upper O’Connell Street on east side of O’Connell Street, top of Nelson’s Pillar, front of building on south side of Cathedral Street and rear of Pro-Cathedral. Large qualities of bricks from demolished structures remain stacked on site awaiting removal.

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Savoy Cinema site works: view from front of site (O’Connell Street) looking east


Showing the first elements of structural steel in place.

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Savoy Cinema site works: internal view showing steel structure of balcony and roof


Includes the steelwork for an internal dome.

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Savoy Cinema site clearance and ground works: view from front of site (O’Connell Street) looking east


Showing side of the Gresham Hotel, buildings on Thomas Lane, stacks of bricks and remains of basements of demolished structures and works ‘railway’ tracks.

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Savoy Cinema site works: oblique view of front façade


Showing Portland stone finished to first-floor level, scaffold and steelworks. Features an unattended pram at the site entrance.

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Savoy Cinema site works: façade stone work nearing completion


Savoy Cinema site works: façade stone work nearing completion

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Savoy Cinema site works: view from rear (north east) corner looking south west


Showing the steel frame and external walls (using recycled brick and stone?).

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Savoy Cinema site works: view from rear (north east) corner looking south west


Showing the steel frame and basements under construction.

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Savoy Cinema site works: front viewed from centre of O’Connell Street


Showing the steelworks nearing completion. Also shows a crowd of onlookers.

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Savoy Cinema site works: internal view of almost fully enclosed auditorium space


Showing almost fully enclosed auditorium space from balcony, with steps for seating, towards screen wall.

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Savoy Cinema site works: internal view showing balcony and roof steelworks


Savoy Cinema site works: internal view showing balcony and roof steelworks

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Savoy Cinema site works: elevated view of front


Showing the first elements of the external Portland stone façade in place.

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Savoy Cinema site works: internal view showing steel structure of balcony and roof


Includes the steelwork for an internal dome.

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Hely's Ltd. factory, East Wall, on 5th June


Construction of a factory for Hely's Ltd., stationers and printers, in East Wall, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architect was Henry John Lyons.

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Crumlin housing area section no. 6, as on block plan 8


Construction of Crumlin housing area section no. 6, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934-1944. The architect was H.G. Simms.

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Crumlin housing area section no. 6, as on block plan 4


Construction of Crumlin housing area section no. 6, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934-1944. The architect was H.G. Simms.

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CIE Chassis Production Factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore


Construction of the CIÉ chassis factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1948-1950 with the steel work by Dublin Steel Erection Company. The architect was Michael Scott. The building is now the Office of Public Works (OPW) Central Engineering Workshop.

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Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan


Construction of Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950-1952. The architects were Peppard, Duffy, & Manahan. The building no longer exists.

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Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan


Construction of Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950-1952. The architects were Peppard, Duffy, & Manahan. The building no longer exists.

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Crumlin housing area section no. 6, as on block plan 24


Construction of Crumlin housing area section no. 6, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934-1944. The architect was H.G. Simms.

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Hanover Street flats, block B, 21st August


Construction of Block B flats, Hanover Street East, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1934-1935. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The complex is now known as Pearse House.

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Irish Carton Printers Ltd., Botanic Road on 9th January


Construction of Irish Carton Printers Ltd., 33 Botanic Road, constructed and added to by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architects were W. M. Mitchell & Sons. The building no longer exists.

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Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan


Construction of Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950-1952. The architects were Peppard, Duffy, & Manahan. The building no longer exists.

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Hanover Street flats, block A, 27th April


Construction of Block A flats, Hanover Street East, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1934-1935. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The complex is now known as Pearse House.

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CIE Chassis Production Factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore


Construction of the CIÉ chassis factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1948-1950 with the steel work by Dublin Steel Erection Company. The architect was Michael Scott. The building is now the Office of Public Works (OPW) Central Engineering Workshop.

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Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan


Construction of Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950-1952. The architects were Peppard, Duffy, & Manahan. The building no longer exists.

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CIE Chassis Production Factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore


Construction of the CIÉ chassis factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1948-1950 with the steel work by Dublin Steel Erection Company. The architect was Michael Scott. The building is now the Office of Public Works (OPW) Central Engineering Workshop.

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Irish Carton Printers Ltd., Botanic Road on 5th June


Construction of Irish Carton Printers Ltd., 33 Botanic Road, constructed and added to by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architects were W. M. Mitchell & Sons. The building no longer exists.

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Hely's Ltd. factory on 3rd September


Construction of a factory for Hely's Ltd., stationers and printers, in East Wall, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architect was Henry John Lyons.

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Irish Carton Printers Ltd., Botanic Road on 14th February


Construction of Irish Carton Printers Ltd., 33 Botanic Road, constructed and added to by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architects were W. M. Mitchell & Sons. The building no longer exists.

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Hely's Ltd. factory on 9th January


Construction of a factory for Hely's Ltd., stationers and printers, in East Wall, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934. The architect was Henry John Lyons.

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Hanover Street flats, 21st August


Construction of flats, Hanover Street East, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1934-1935. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The complex is now known as Pearse House.

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CIE Chassis Production Factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore


Construction of the CIÉ chassis factory, Jamestown Road, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1948-1950 with the steel work by Dublin Steel Erection Company. The architect was Michael Scott. The building is now the Office of Public Works (OPW) Central Engineering Workshop.

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Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan


Construction of Ballyowen Sanatorium, Lucan, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950-1952. The architects were Peppard, Duffy, & Manahan. The building no longer exists.

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Vergemount Hospital, Clonskeagh


Vergemount Fever Hospital, Clonskeagh, construction of a new service and administration block by G. & T. Crampton in 1943-1944. The building is now Clonskeagh Hospital.

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Crumlin housing area section no. 6, as on block plan 11


Construction of Crumlin housing area section no. 6, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934-1944. The architect was H.G. Simms.

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Hanover Street flats, block A, 13th July


Construction of Block A flats, Hanover Street East, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1934-1935. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The complex is now known as Pearse House.

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Restoration of 16 Merrion Road, Mr K. O'Reilly Hyland


16 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, restoration by G. & T. Crampton for Mr. K. O'Reilly Hyland in 1982.

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Crumlin housing area section no. 6, as on block plan 18


Construction of Crumlin housing area section no. 6, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1934-1944. The architect was H.G. Simms.

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Hanover Street flats, block B, 15th June


Construction of Block B flats, Hanover Street East, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1934-1935. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The complex is now known as Pearse House.

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Aspro Ltd., Inchicore


Construction of the Aspro factory, Naas Road, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1946-1949. The architect was Alan Hope. The building no longer exists.

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Flat dwellings at Aldborough House, Dublin


Construction of Aldborough House housing area, Killarney Street, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Dublin Corporation in 1936-1940. The architect was Herbert George Simms. The building is now known as Killarney Court.

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