North Terminal at Dublin Airport?

jjbrien

Anyone know what the North Terminal was used for at Dublin airport before it became a garda station? Anyone got any old photos of the inside of it in its heyday?

Riskymove

er....well...it was the terminal of the airport

https://www.dublinairport.com/about-us/did-you-know/history

By the late 1950s, the original terminal was incapable of handling growing passenger numbers, so the new North Terminal was opened in June 1959. Originally it had been planned that this building would handle all US and European flights, but instead it became the arrivals area for all passengers.

bigar

It is an interesting building though unimposing compared to the old terminal building next to it. The only information I could find was on Archiseek.

I once tried to enter it to have a look. I was told that it is not open to the Public and it was "not interesting" anyway.

Perhaps the IAF can help you if you really want to dig deeper. They are the only ones organising tours for the old terminal building so may know more about its neighbour.

Riskymove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea28Arf4pEY

jjbrien

bigar wrote: »

It is an interesting building though unimposing compared to the old terminal building next to it. The only information I could find was on Archiseek.

I once tried to enter it to have a look. I was told that it is not open to the Public and it was "not interesting" anyway.

Perhaps the IAF can help you if you really want to dig deeper. They are the only ones organising tours for the old terminal building so may know more about its neighbour.

Bit odd they only used it for arrivals I think I remember prior to the 100 gates there been an air-bridge coming out of it. I wonder why they say its not interesting makes me more interested now!

Riskymove wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea28Arf4pEY

Its not the original grand building that we call the old terminal its the odd looking once next to it on the left that is now the garda station with the words "north terminal" written on it. The same one bigar pointed out. I have seen and been inside the old terminal but never the North Terminal so I was wondering when I was walking past it from the 100 gates what it was like inside.

L1011

Think the air bridge was on it for charters, pilgrimage charters in particular used it more often than others.

Brian CivilEng

I've been to a training course in there, still has signs up for Departing Passengers in the main hall.

jjbrien

abitofacomedian wrote: »

I've been to a training course in there, still has signs up for Departing Passengers in the main hall.

Is there still a garda station in it as it has the blue garda thing on the outside of the building?

Victor

This is the building: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/26481951#map=16/53.4293/-6.2448
https://binged.it/2xvX1tm

I'm guessing it dates from the 1950s-60s.

The Defence Forces used to use it when deploying to / from overseas.

Until recent years, Dublin Bus had a stop (that had likely been move several times over the years) called "Arrivals Terminal".

https://twitter.com/Gilleeece/status/1002593489039785984

andy_g

The building itself is the DAA training center now. But the Garda station only holds a small section of the north terminal and thats on the right hand side as you look at it.

The old office space upstairs is now the training center, while the down stairs is the original arrivals and departures hall.

medoc

Is any part of the building listed? Would they be able to demolish it for any planned expansion of T1 or even T3 if it was located that side of T1?

andy_g

medoc wrote: »

Is any part of the building listed? Would they be able to demolish it for any planned expansion of T1 or even T3 if it was located that side of T1?

From roumors theres T3 planning at the moment, not sure if it is listed but ill try get pics of it during the week when im around.

L1011

I would actually expect it to be in the next edition of Ellen Rowley's book on 20th Century Dublin buildings so the suggestion of contacting her is good.

The Veteran

New Garda Station going into the Transaer Building. The North Terminal is, as others said, mainly a training Centre. Signature flight support used to use a part of it for private jet (GA) flights.

The OCTB is impressive, if you ever get a chance to visit; take it.

Tenger

The Veteran wrote: »

New Garda Station going into the Transaer Building. The North Terminal is, as others said, mainly a training Centre. Signature flight support used to use a part of it for private jet (GA) flights.

Is that TransAer sign still up?
I can remember back when I was with Aer Lingus that the building beside it (with the white 'golf ball' like dome on top) was called the Tech Building and was used by EI for flight/cabin crew departments. (you could slip out the back into the hanger canteen for a great fly up!)
I think they moved out of it about 8 years ago.

Charles Babbage

L1011 wrote: »

Think the air bridge was on it for charters, pilgrimage charters in particular used it more often than others.

Indeed, I recall it being used for a pilgrimage charter in the very late 70s, after the present T1 was in operation.