Queen Street, Dublin

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Queen Street
Queen Street - Dublin 7 - panoramio.jpg
northern end of Queen Street
Native name Sráid na Banríona  (Irish)
Postal code D07
north end North King Street
south end Arran Quay

Queen Street is a street in Dublin running from North King Street to Arran Quay.

Location[]

Queen Street runs from Arran Quay and Mellows Bridge at the south to to the north. It intersects with a number of historically significant streets, such as and Benburb Street. Where it meets North King Street, it merges with George's Lane which was widened in 2002.[1]

History[]

Queen Street before the street widening of the 20th century

The street dates from 1687, and is believed to have been named for Queen Elizabeth I.[2][3] Although it has been suggested that it may have been named for Catherine of Braganza.[4] It is historically part of the city known as Oxmantown, and lies close to the former common green area there.[1][5] Its existence was mandated in 1664, as a highway from the common.[2]

In 1671, the Blue Coat Boys Hospital (King's Hospital) was founded on Queen Street, on the eastern side.[5] This was later redeveloped in lots for housing in 1782 and completed in 1800. These Georgian tenements were later replaced in the 20th century with public housing.[1]

Architecture[]

Kearns pawnbrokers

A small number of architecturally notable buildings remain on Queen Street, primarily at the junctions with other streets. One such building is 79 Queen Street, the former Dice Bar. Built as a commercial building, it has a date stone of 1770, but the current building dates from circa 1860 and is of typical Victorian styling.[6] A survived pair of Georgian houses, numbers 69 and 70, are now interconnected and in use as a pawnbrokers. These date from circa 1790.[7]

During the 1990s, schemes of flats were developed on Queen Street to infill houses which had been demolished for earlier road widening schemes. These were designed by , and met with opposition from local politicians including Tony Gregory, who campaigned for houses to be built instead.[8] The scheme went ahead, was completed in 2003,[9] and also saw the development of existing corporation flats on the site.[10] By the early 21st century, large parts of the more commercial end of the street near the quays were used as furniture showrooms.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Casey, Christine (2005). Dublin : the city within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 9780300109238.
  2. ^ a b M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 92. ISBN 1850680000.
  3. ^ a b Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 151. ISBN 0717132048.
  4. ^ "History". Smithfield and Stoneybatter. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Lennon, Colm; Montague, John (2010). John Rocque's Dublin : a guide to the Georgian city. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 5. ISBN 9781904890690.
  6. ^ "Dice Bar, 79 Queen Street, Benburb Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Kearns, 69-70 Queen Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ McDonald, Frank (2000). The construction of Dublin. Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland: Gandon Editions. p. 262. ISBN 0946846502.
  9. ^ "Queen Street". Shay Cleary Architects. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Council to consider scheme for inner-city development". The Irish Times. 11 July 1996. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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