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Unbuilt Ireland

13 December 2011
1789 – Designs for Foster Place, Dublin

1789 – Designs for Foster Place, Dublin

Architect: Richard Johnston Design for elevation of west side of Foster Place, Dublin, conecting with the facade of Daly’s Clubhouse development on Dame Street.

09 April 2012
1790 – Central Range and Campanile, Trinity College Dublin

1790 – Central Range and Campanile, Trinity College Dublin

Architect: William Chambers Design for eastern side of Parliament Square in Trinity College Dublin. Never constructed, some years later during the 1850s, a new campanile by Charles Lanyon was constructed in this position.

10 February 2010
1790 – Westmoreland Street, Dublin

1790 – Westmoreland Street, Dublin

Leading from College Green to O’Connell street and named after John Fane, tenth Earl of Westmoreland and Lord Lieutenant 1790-94. One of the last streets to be laid out by the Wide Streets...

31 January 2013
1790s – Unbuilt Wide Streets Commission Approach & Entrance to Dublin Castle

1790s – Unbuilt Wide Streets Commission Approach & Entrance to Dublin Castle

Unbuilt plan by the Wide Streets Commissioners for a new ceremonial entrance to the Lower Yard of Dublin Castle and street to the “round church” – St. Andrew’s. The entrance at the Lower...

12 March 2012
1791 – Design for Cashel Cathedral Steeple

1791 – Design for Cashel Cathedral Steeple

Architect: Richard Morrison The lower part of the tower was completed as per this design, but the secondary level and the spire received a different treatment.

13 December 2011
1791 – Design for Dame Street, Dublin

1791 – Design for Dame Street, Dublin

Architect: Thomas Sherrard Design for part of north side of Dame Street, going westwards from Anglesea Street. Abandoned when part of the site was developed for Commercial Buildings.

15 December 2011
1792 – Design for Royal Circus, Dublin

1792 – Design for Royal Circus, Dublin

Architect: Thomas Cunningham Design for a quadrant terrace of houses around a planned Royal Circus to be built in the Gardiner Estate on the northside of Dublin. This was never constructed but would...

13 December 2011
1795c – Design for Mountjoy Square, Dublin

1795c – Design for Mountjoy Square, Dublin

Architect: Unexecuted design for west side of Mountjoy Square.

15 December 2011
1799 – Design for Westmoreland St., Dublin

1799 – Design for Westmoreland St., Dublin

Architect: Henry Baker Approved design for the Wide Streets Commissioner for facade treatement to Westmoreland Street. A further design was what was eventually constructed. Also illustrated in the design for where D’Olier and...