Former Burtona s Store on the corner of Dame and South Great Georgea s Streets. Built between 1928 and 1930, it is a good example of a restrained Art Deco building designed by Harry Wilson from Leeds. Clad in faience tiles and with a wonderfully coloured roof, the building was in the tradition of Dublin corner turning buildings with its similar facades along both streetscapes. Every detail has been designed to promote Burtons from the elaborate signage near the roof to the meticuously detailed air vents with their Burtona s logo underneath the main shop windows. The facade is incredibly detailed with moulded ornamental capitals, window surrounds and decorative cornice. The upper stories are used as office accommodation and bereft of much of their original detail bar some glass blocks on the staircases and around doorways.33756577 N08 has added Dublin, Co. Dublin Ireland at 2012 04 28 13 19 37 and tagged as co dublin ireland
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