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| Book Title | More than concrete blocks : Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories : 1940-72 |
| Chapter Title | Case study : Rourke's Bakery : Parnell Street : Dublin 1 : 1943 |
| Chapter Author | Kelly, Merlo |
| Book Editor | Rowley, Ellen |
| Publisher | Dublin City Council ; University College Dublin ; Four Courts Press |
| ISBN | 9781902703459 |
| Date | 2019 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Page(s) | pp90-97 |
| Content | photos, text |
| Note(s) | The design of this facade reworked the original opes into a three-storey centralised window composition framed within a bevelled stone surround. It is reputed to be one of the first buildings in Ireland to use glass brick in its facade. |
| Subject(s) | bakeries ; clubs ; shops ; cafes ; pubs ; bars ; facades ; brickwork ; glass ; Modernism ; restoration ; Georgian ; steel ; stonework |
| QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
| UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |