A collection of photographs from the albums of G. & T. Crampton, one of Dublin's best-known construction companies. The photographs were intended as a record of the building projects which the firm undertook rather than a formal archive. They cover a wide range of buildings including commercial buildings, shops, houses, hospitals, and factories. The projects covered by the collection include new builds, renovations, extensions, and restorations. While the firm has undertaken work throughout Ireland, the majority of the photographs are of projects in the Dublin area.

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

Showing the ground floor and balcony seating and wall decoration.

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’.

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.

Showing bare structure awaiting decoration.

Showing a crane and structural steel in place.

Savoy Cinema site works: external south side elevation

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.

Showing seating and Venetian themed decorative scheme including Bridge of Sighs proscenium arch, curtain with Doge's Palace and elaborate wall elements.

Showing the first elements of structural steel in place.

Showing advertisements for ‘One Romantic Night’ and ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’.

Includes the steelwork for an internal dome.

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

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

Showing Portland stone finished to first-floor level, scaffold and steelworks.

Savoy Cinema post completion: view of the auditorium from left side of balcony towards the screen

Savoy Cinema site works: façade stone work nearing completion

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

Showing the steel frame and basements under construction.

View of the lobby including entrances to stalls, ticket offices, stairs to ‘Balcony & Restaurant’ and ushers.

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

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

Shows the site notice in place.

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

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

Includes the steelwork for an internal dome.

Guiney's, Crystal Bar, 1 Burgh Quay was originally constructed in approximately 1808. G. & T. Crampton carried out works on the building - the date and nature of the works is unknown. The building is now J.W. Sweetmans, which incorporates number 1 and number 2 Burgh Quay.

Interior of Luttrellstown Castle, Castleknock, refurbishment by G. & T. Crampton in 1985-1986. The architects for these works were Brian O'Halloran & Associates.

Flats for Dublin Corporation, Oliver Plunkett Avenue, Irishtown constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1950. The buildings are now known as George Reynolds House.

Part of a housing scheme of 700 houses for the Dublin Artisans' Dwelling Company on Oxmantown Road, Stoneybatter.

Westfield House in Castletown, Mountrath, Co. Laois, reconstructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1926.

Wynn's Hotel, 35-37 Lower Abbey Street, rebuilt by G. & T. Crampton for the Clarence Hotel Co. in 1925-1926. The architect was Peter Francis Russell, who succeeded the original architect Anthony Scott.

G. & T. Crampton Board of Directors, October 1984. From Left to right: David Crampton, John Reid, David Callaghan, Sidney East (Chairman), Hal Hosford, George Crampton (Managing Director), John Williams.

S.G.M.E. Concrete Distributor at Baldonnel Aerodrome. Baldonnel Aerodrome was originally constructed in 1917. Works were carried out by G. & T. Crampton in 1954-1956. Baldonnel Aerodrome is also known as Casement Aerodrome.

Flats for Dublin Corporation, St. Vincent Street, Inchicore, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1963-1965. The architects were the Architectural Department of Dublin Corporation. The buildings are now called Tyrone Place.