The Joinery

Explorer Tom Lilliput Stores on Rosemount Terrace is a modest two-storey brick house from 1905 that’s just doing its best to fit in the terrace. It’s got regular proportions which are nice, so just give it a quick nod if you pass!

Explorer Tom The Lilliput Press in County Dublin is a pair of corner-sited houses from around 1900 on Sitric Road. It’s now an office but was part of the Artisans’ Dwellings Company scheme. Take a photo of the rendered parapet wall with moulded coping for me!

Explorer Tom Almshouse in Arbour Hill used to house widows from St Paul’s, which is quite the story. It’s a three-storey structure that looks like it’s holding onto its secrets tightly. Give the gable facing the street a little wave for me, it’s been there since 1720!

Explorer Tom President's Hall was a chapel built in 1773 by Thomas Ivory. It’s got a stained glass window of the Risen Christ by Evie Hone from 1936. Now it’s for the Law Society, so lawyers are praying to Christ every day. Lucky them.

Explorer Tom Irish Council for Civil Liberties building on Blackhall Place was once a farming implement shop, which explains the sturdy brickwork. The mosaic fascia looks like it’s trying to tell you a story. I bet they have very strong opinions about everything inside!

Explorer Tom National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History) in County Dublin used to be Collins Barracks, which sounds like a place where soldiers got very bored. Now it's full of pretty things. Check if any old officers are still guarding the door!

Explorer Tom National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in County Dublin had a Viking ship called 'Sea Stallion' craned out of here once. Imagine the noise! Go see if there are still scratches on the wall from all that heavy lifting and historical drama.

Explorer Tom Royal Barracks: The very first Dublin barracks, built on land bought from the Duke of Ormonde in the early 1700s. It sounds like a real estate deal where the landlord got paid in military discipline and noise.

Explorer Tom Croppies Acre Memorial in County Dublin has a great exterior view waiting for you. It’s a memorial, so keep it dignified, but also check out the surroundings. The whole place looks like it’s posing for a history book cover.

Explorer Tom European Pear in County Dublin is hiding its fruit. The photo shows pears, but where are they? Probably in the pockets of some passing thief. Check under the leaves!

Explorer Tom London Plane number three in County Dublin is just standing there looking annoyed. The photo shows a trunk that looks like a monster. Take a picture before it bites you!

Explorer Tom Cathedral. Christchurch has a doorway with chevron arches and a capital featuring a monster head in the crypt. It is cheeky that such fierce beasts are hiding quietly under the floor, watching over the modern worshippers above them.