New Bride Street
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New Bride Street is a street in the Dublin 8 area of Dublin in Ireland
. It runs between Kevin Street and Heytesbury Street in Dublin's south inner city.
's Map shows that Bride Street had been extended and renamed Bridget Street. Wilson’s Directory Map of 1848 shows the development of the then un-named New Bride Street from Kevin Street to Long Lane. By 1847 the street had been named New Bride Street and was extended up to the junction with Pleasants Street. Between 1894 and 1901, houses were built from a charitable trust of Edward Cecil Guinness for the labouring poor - three parallel ranges of mostly one and two-room flats with narrow courts between.. The 1936 Ordnance Survey map shows the street as it is today ending at the Camden row junction. The street was developed by the 1860s.
have recently taken over the lower half of this side of the street and are currently using the houses as college office space.
Opposite these are the two-story red brick terrace houses built around 1910 and feature granite window and door lintels. At the Kevin Street end sits the Iveagh Flats, built in the same red brick as the rest of the east side and as such compliments the east side street scape. Built by the Guinness Trust
, it began in 1894 and was finished in 1901. Designed by London
architects Joseph and Smithem with Kaye Parry and Ross. There has since been a 21st century addition to the original design, that being an additional story in a mansard style. At the Heytesbury Street
end lies two stone buildings, one on both the east and west sides. Formally schools, they are currently used as offices.
Republic of Ireland
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. It runs between Kevin Street and Heytesbury Street in Dublin's south inner city.
History
New Bride Street gets its name from the earlier Bride Street. By 1757 RocqueJohn Rocque
John Rocque was a surveyor and cartographer.Rocque was born no later than 1709, since that was the year he moved to England with his parents, who were French Huguenot émigrés...
's Map shows that Bride Street had been extended and renamed Bridget Street. Wilson’s Directory Map of 1848 shows the development of the then un-named New Bride Street from Kevin Street to Long Lane. By 1847 the street had been named New Bride Street and was extended up to the junction with Pleasants Street. Between 1894 and 1901, houses were built from a charitable trust of Edward Cecil Guinness for the labouring poor - three parallel ranges of mostly one and two-room flats with narrow courts between.. The 1936 Ordnance Survey map shows the street as it is today ending at the Camden row junction. The street was developed by the 1860s.
New Bride Street today
New Bride Street is a short street with an average width of 10 meters and runs in a north/south direction as a continuation of Bride Street between Kevin Street to the south and Heytesbury Street to the north, largely residential with different house types dating from the 1860s mainly the east side and the 1910s mainly on the west side. Some of the first houses built on the road are a small terrace of four houses on the east side, somewhat around the middle of the street and built in the villa style of the time, that being single story over basement. They are built using stone for the basement level and a Dolphins barn brick for the upper level. Sadly, unsympathetic renovations have taken place along the street, replacement PVC doors and windows, adjustments to window shape, and brickwork rendered over, have affected the uniformity of the terrace. The College of Technology, Kevin StreetCollege of Technology, Kevin Street
The Kevin Street Campus of the Dublin Institute of Technology is located on Kevin Street, Dublin 8.-Description:This campus includes all of the Faculty of Science; some of the Faculty of Engineering including the School of Languages; and the National Bakery School.The Faculty of Science consists...
have recently taken over the lower half of this side of the street and are currently using the houses as college office space.
Opposite these are the two-story red brick terrace houses built around 1910 and feature granite window and door lintels. At the Kevin Street end sits the Iveagh Flats, built in the same red brick as the rest of the east side and as such compliments the east side street scape. Built by the Guinness Trust
Guinness Trust
The Guinness Trust is the oldest member of the Guinness Partnership, a group of housing associations. It is a UK registered charity providing affordable housing....
, it began in 1894 and was finished in 1901. Designed by London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
architects Joseph and Smithem with Kaye Parry and Ross. There has since been a 21st century addition to the original design, that being an additional story in a mansard style. At the Heytesbury Street
Heytesbury Street
Heytesbury Street is a tree-lined inner city street in a fashionable area in Portobello, Dublin, Ireland named after William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury , Lord Lieutenant...
end lies two stone buildings, one on both the east and west sides. Formally schools, they are currently used as offices.