1780s – Former General Post Office, College Green, Dublin
In 1783 the General Post Office of Dublin moved from Fownes Court to the south eastern side of College Green directly opposite the Parliament Building.
In 1783 the General Post Office of Dublin moved from Fownes Court to the south eastern side of College Green directly opposite the Parliament Building.
At the lower end of Winetavern Street, demolished to make way for the Franciscan Friary at the junction with the quays.
In 1784 William Smyth, a Dublin merchant, founded the Bethesda Chapel in Dorset Street in connection with a female orphanage and,
A Wide Street Commissioners building that was demolished to make way for offices for the Northern Fire and Life Assurance Company.
Commercial premises for Andrews & Co tea merchants from London. Originally a Wide Streets Commissioners terrace, with their typical arched groundlevel facade.
A wooden bascule bridge constructed to continue Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street over the Grand Canal at their docks near Ringsend.
Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O’Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named after the then Viceroy – Lord Carlisle.
“The following is an extract from a note furnished to us many years since by the late John Swan Sloane CE a gentleman who contributed several papers to our journal.
Three Wide Streets Commissioners buildings built on their usual narrow lots, with later additions, demolished for the Westin Hotel in the late 1990s.
In 1806, Trinity College took a lease on two acres of land at Ballsbridge, later extending it to a total of just over seven acres by 1848.