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Streetview. maps.app.goo.gl/14Y8wiUb6Cv5mB566

The lovely Elinor seemed to be interested In St George's Church (see 'similar items' in the NLI catalogue), which must have been under some threat in the 1960s. "... The Church of St. Thomas opened in Cathal Brugha Street in 1931, in 1966 St. Georges merged with the parish of St. Thomas's. In 1990 St. George's closed, and it became the parish church of St. George and St. Thomas. ... ... " ... In the 1980s scaffolding had to be erected around the spire because the Portland stone was cracking due to expansion of the iron cramps that held it in place. The Church of Ireland, having tried in vain to raise funds for the restoration of the church, sold the building in 1991 to an actor, Mr Sean Simon, who had plans to turn it into a theatre.[6] After its deconsecration, the bells (which Leopold Bloom heard ringing in Ulysses) were removed to Taney Parish church in Dundrum, while the ornate pulpit was carved up to decorate Thomas Read's pub in Parliament Street.[6] The church in Temple Street then became the Temple Theatre, then a night-club, but further attempts were made to raise public funds for its restoration; first, in 1991, to celebrate Dublin's role as European City of Culture, and later from the Millennium Committee.[6] In 2004 the building found a new purchaser who oversaw extensive restoration and renovation to provide office facilities." From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Church,_Dublin Thanks Elinor for helping to save this wonderful building!

Name those cars! ...

Mr French / Lawrence was there much earlier - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000040828

beachcomber australia On the right Austin A40 ,Morris Minor and a Ford Cortina Mk1. Going across the junction a Ford Corsair. Hillmam Minx parked on the left and Ford Zodiac turning left.

That looks like the Douglas Hotel just prior to demolition. The shot has been taken from beside what was TSB on Clayton Street and Westgate Road crosses the picture just in front of the hotel.

Grainger Street at junction with Westgate Road.

I don't know why I typed Clayton St when I meant Grainger St.

Strong man... :-)

Even today we use this system to reverse the locomotive of the train, only to change the mode rather than manually, but mechanical.

Wow, I know those tables were balanced so one could push it, but that looks tough!

I've never seen a small turn table off of a siding like this, I've only seen turntables in front of a roundhouse... Then again, I'm not that familiar with foreign railroads.

Just from the feel of this photo I'm betting that this is a reprint of an earlier shot; 1960 just seems to be WAY too late for this scene!

I'd subtract maybe 30 - 40 years from that.

Gavno, earliest O'Dea photos we have are June 1937; very latest 1971. Know what you mean about the feel of the photo, but have to say that the dating on O'Dea Collection is usually spot-on...