1790 – Corner, Capel Street, Dublin
Sadly lying derelict, this prime city site looks just as it did when Malton did his view of Essex Bridge with all its original glazing bars complete.
This is named after James Butler, the 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610-1688); three times Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who insisted that the houses built on the north bank of the Liffey faced the river. Sir Humphrey Jervis developed Ormond Quay under a lease of 1674. Jervis had originally intended to build the terraces with their backs to the river, but Ormonde persuaded him that to build them facing the river, leaving the street open to the water as a quay. The nearby Ormonde Square is similarly named and for many years was the site of the Ormonde Markets.
Sadly lying derelict, this prime city site looks just as it did when Malton did his view of Essex Bridge with all its original glazing bars complete.
The hotel was originally located at number 8 Upper Ormond Quay but was later expanded in the early 20th Century to encompass a large portion of the quay from numbers 7 to 11.
Fine church with a large window and twin towers on its main (and only) elevation to the street.
Constructed as a hall for Ormond Quay Presbyterian church for meetings and Sunday School. “It stands on the site of some very old houses,
Striking former warehouse building designed as a sales and auction house now in use as the Winding Stair bookshop and cafe.
Former Bank of Ireland branch with fine 1930s interior. The exterior has a fine bull-nosed corner executed in stone to contrast with the brickwork.
A sketch design for a new National Concert Hall on the quays near the Four Courts.
Built to replace some Georgian houses that were in use as office space for the print works behind, this modernist building was demolished in the late 1990s.
A rare example of good infill architecture on Ormond Quay. A former Presbyterian Church that was destroyed in a fire,
Understated exterior to this trendy Dublin hotel. The original interior was styled by John Rocha in various muted shades of brown and cream.