Parliament Street, Dublin
 Clockwise from top: Dublin City Hall as seen from Parliament Street; Sunlight Chambers; Parliament Street at the junction of Dame Street and Cork Hill | |
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| Native name | Sráid na Parlaiminte (Irish) |
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| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′43″N 6°16′04″W / 53.3452°N 6.2679°W |
Parliament Street (
History
Parliament Street was created in the early 1760s by the Wide Streets Commission to open up a direct route to Dublin Castle with retail buildings on either side.[1] It was the first project to be undertaken by the Commission, created after an Act of Parliament,[2] and was the origin of the name. The Act allowed for the land and associated houses to be purchased for £12,000 to create the new street.[3]
Notable buildings
Sunlight Chambers
One of the street's notable buildings is Sunlight Chambers, which was built as offices for Lord Lever of Lever Brothers.[4] It has frontages on Parliament Street and Essex Quay. Lever also planned Port Sunlight in Liverpool. The structure is designed in a "romantic Italianate style with wide overhanging eaves, tiled roof, and arcaded upper floors”. It also has "two multi-coloured terracotta friezes depicting the history of hygiene”.[5]
City Hall
City Hall, Dublin, originally the Royal Exchange, forms a terminating vista on Parliament Street. The structure was built between 1769 and 1779 and designed by the architect Thomas Cooley. It is the formal seat of Dublin City Council.[6]
See also
References
- ^ McQuillan, Deirdre. "Inside Dublin's oldest shop: the Read's story". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- OCLC 48467800.
- OCLC 263974843.
- ^ "Sunlight Chambers, 20-21 Parliament Street, Essex Quay, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "1902 – Sunlight Chambers, Parliament Street, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "The Royal Exchange, now Dublin City Hall | Dublin Castle". Retrieved 19 February 2022.