A former water fountain or conduit constructed in the James Street area of Dublin. In 1244, the Dodder river was diverted at Firhouse and a canal known as the city watercourse was built linking to the Poddle river.
An obelisk with 4 sundials with a drinking fountain at its base, built in 1790 by the Duke of Rutland,
Designed by Patrick Byrne who designed quite a few churches within walking distance. The building is carefully adapted to an irregular site so that the off-centre axis is largely unnoticed.
A former Church of Ireland, the spire was truncated in 1948 due to safety issues, and the church later desconsecrated in the 1960s.
Fine Victorian office accommodation complete with elegant chimneys and good quality ironwork. Well maintained, it provides a public face for the brewery to the street.
Fine little post office and adjoined sorting office by architect J.
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive. Munden and Purcell collection, ref no.
On the northern side of James Street, lies the former brewery power station,
