Dublin Port Archive

Port Engineering

This collection displays a curated selection of the 19th-century engineering drawings preserved and scanned during an extensive archival recovery project led by Dublin Port Company between 2020 and 2021.

Cross section of North Wall Quay (A). Plan showing positions of old Quay Walls exposed during reconstruction in 1872-1873 - c. 1890. ED/8853

Cross section of Sir J. Rogerson's Quay (B). Engineers drawing Plan showing positions of Old Quay Walls exposed during reconstruction in 1871

Ballast Office, Sheet No. 9. Front elevation - Sam H. Bolton c. 1870. ED/8976

Barrack Bridge (Rory O'More Bridge). Drawing shows transverse section through Crown, details of springing and sections - George Halfour c. 1860. ED/7761

Barrack Bridge (Rory O'More Bridge). Drawing of Barrack Bridge with horizontal section of outer and inner ribs, horizontal section of outer and inner spandril, general elevation of rib castings, horizontal section through ribs & braces, details of rib, spandril and girder. Ballast Offices - George Halpin c. 1860. ED/7762

Barrack Bridge (Rory O'More Bridge). Elevation of outer and inner ribs spandrils - George Halpin c. 1860. ED/7764

Essex Bridge, proposed arrangement of lamps. Arrangement of lamps on bridge - B.B. Stoney, 1875. ED/C1412

Proposed pump well and culvert, North Wall Basin, Graving Dock. Section showing proposed pumpwell and culvert - c. 1860. ED/8456

Plan of proposed improvements, Port of Dublin. Plan showing proposed improvements including diversion of River Tolka, proposed site for Graving Docks & yards, proposed basin, area of river to be dredged to Pigeon House Basin - B.B. Stoney, 1870. ED/C1437

D.W. & W.R, City of Dublin, junction railways, Liffey viaduct. Plan showing rail level along George's Quay, Custom House Quay - 1888. ED/8395

Arrangement of rail in connection with travelling cranes, North Wall Goods Terminus. General plan and section through CD - Chris Mulrany, 1881. ED/5074

New Shears Lighter. Details of JIB 1896-7. Cross section at A, side elevation, detail of rolled girder, plan showing top of strut, cross section at EF, detail of palm bell, back elevation and plan of apron - 1897. ED/8275

New Shears Lighter. No. 6 float converted 1896-7. Longitudinal section, cross section at AB plan, enlarged section of coamings and midship section - 1897. ED/8255

North Quay Deepening. Steam Berths - B.B. Stoney, 1870. ED/5F.BBS

South Quay Deepening, No. 5. Engineers drawing. General plan of Sir John Rogerson's Quay area, sections of Quay walls, mooring and temporary ferry steps, 1892

Cross Sections of River Quay Walls Includes sections of North Quay, South quay, section of Old Quay Walls on North Quay and sections of old quay walls on South Quay. c. 1890

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