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Book TitleMore than concrete blocks : Dublin city's twentieth-century buildings and their stories : 1940-72
Chapter TitleCase study : Mespil Estate : Sussex Terrace : Dublin 4 : 1955-72
Chapter AuthorKelly, Merlo
Book EditorRowley, Ellen
PublisherDublin City Council ; University College Dublin ; Four Courts Press
ISBN9781902703459
Date2019
Volume2
Page(s)pp408-417
Contentillustrations, photos, text
Note(s)This apartment complex was built on the former Mespil Estate over a twenty year period by Irish Life Estates. The development comprises twelve red brick blocks, of which all but one are named after tree species, and a swimming pool.
Subject(s)apartment buildings ; apartments ; residential buildings ; blocks ; swimming pools ; brickwork ; trees ; landscape ; 20th century ; architectural design
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