Specification, possibly by Ashlin & Coleman, architects, for alterations to the doorway of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The specification outlines the processes, methods, and materials to be employed in the re-construction of the porch and of other alterations to the windows, staircase, and galleries of the church. The specification is incomplete. See also CA CS/2/5/17.
Statement of accounts and bill of variations forwarded by John J. Robinson & R.C. Keefe, architects, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin, relating to survey work carried out by Francis Shorthall, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, 10 Leinster Street, Dublin. The bills refer to the contract for the new library and extension at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street.
A spiral-bound album containing photographic prints (black and white) of existing damage to and remedial renovation work on the roof of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The prints (measuring 21.5 cm 16.5 cm) are numbered and captioned and show detailed and general views of refurbishment work including the installation of new lead works and slate tiles.
Photographic prints (colour) of the demolition of the old Capuchin Friary building on Church Street. The file contains two soft-bound albums (22 cm x 17.5 cm) containing fifteen and twenty-four colour prints of various views of the old friary building, the process of demolition and the construction of the new Friary building on the said site. With 106 loose prints showing various stages of the construction work. The photographs were taken by Fr. Christopher Twomey OFM Cap.
Letter from Ciaran Dunne, Dublin Corporation, to Fr. Seán Donohoe OFM Cap. re the proposed addition of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, to the Record of Protected Structures in Dublin. The letter encloses a short history of St. Mary of the Angels and a copy notice listing all of the proposed additions to the Record of Protected Structures in the Dublin City Development Plan (3 Jan. 2002). The particulars regarding St. Mary of the Angels read: ‘Today’s church was designed by J.J. McCarthy in what was called decorated gothic. … It was begun in 1868 but not completed until 1881’.
Demands and receipts for ground rents due to the More O’Ferrall estate for holdings on Church Street. The receipts are signed by G.R. More O’Ferrall, Balyna, Moyvalley, and later, 77 Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4.
Correspondence, notices and policies from the British General Insurance Company, 21-24 D’Olier Street, Dublin. The file includes inspection reports on various heating and water plants at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. With a schedule for a fire insurance policy from the British General Insurance Company for properties and their contents on Church Street including the Friary, St. Mary of the Angels Church, domestic offices and stores, the Father Mathew Centenary Hall, the Mission Office and six private dwelling houses (11-14 Nicholas Avenue and 29 & 30 Bow Street, Dublin). The total annual premium in 1971 was £390.
Correspondence and notices from Hibernian Insurance, 46-49 Dame Street, Dublin, regarding renewals of insurance policies for St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The file includes two polices for electrical machinery and for the boiler and pressure plants.