1790 – Fountain, James St., Dublin
An obelisk with 4 sundials with a drinking fountain at its base, built in 1790 by the Duke of Rutland,
An obelisk with 4 sundials with a drinking fountain at its base, built in 1790 by the Duke of Rutland,
One of the original plots of Dame Street from when it was widened by the Wide Streets Commissioners, No. 38 also retains its original ground floor facade.
For years the only building on the short Palace Street which leads from Dame Street to the Lower Yard, Dublin Castle.
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 Commissioners,
Probably named after the mount of Gallows Hill, which lay between here and modern Baggot Street which, was known as Gallows Road in 1757 and is shown in Rocque’s map of 1756.
A Wide Street Commissioners building that was demolished to make way for offices for the Northern Fire and Life Assurance Company.
Edward Carson (1854-1935), the father of Ulster Unionism was born in No.4 Harcourt Street and represented Trinity College as Unionist MP in London.
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”
The Custom House is often considered architecturally the most important building in Dublin and is sited on the river front with Beresford Place to the rear.
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.
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