Marino was a testing ground for a number of housing policies which influenced the city for many years afterwards
Analysis: Marino was a testing ground for a number of Dublin Corporation housing policies which influenced the city for many years afterwards
We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage PreferencesBut when it was built, Marino was more a garden suburb than a garden city in the true sense of the term.
As part of the garden suburb idea, both practical and aesthetic elements were important. Lower housing densities of under 12 houses to the acre would allow for freer circulation of healthy fresh air, while houses were wider and positioned to maximise sunlight. A more varied geometric layout replaced the grid-like layouts of previous schemes, with varied house styles grouped in blocks of eight, six, five, three or in pairs around open green areas and culs-de-sac.
Meanwhile, there was a significant delay to building works in the summer of 1924 due to a strike by members of the newly-formed Workers' Union of Ireland over union recognition. The stoppage put 700 men out of work until September, with wage losses put at £40,000. Some 240 houses had been completed by the time of the stoppage, with a further 200 under construction. The delays were a further blow to the scheme.
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