The Quay, Wexford, Co. Wexford
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Leaving the politics of the early 20th century behind we begin this week with an image by Robert French of the Quays in Wexford. Masts, handcarts, ropes, idlers, cargo, sailing ships, paddle steamers - the place was alive and must have had a buzz about it.
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Between c.1865-1914. Possibly before c.1895.
NLI Ref: L_CAB_06446
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Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Between c.1865-1914. Possibly before c.1895.
NLI Ref: L_CAB_06446
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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Owner: National Library of Ireland on The CommonsSource: Flickr Commons
Views: 20799
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DannyM8
I see a Dog.
Niall McAuley
I'm getting deja vu again..
Niall McAuley
GeoHive 25" map link Streetview
derangedlemur
Nice grocer's apostrophe there.
Niall McAuley
The big Bank of Ireland is no help with dating at 1832 in the NIAH, but beyond it I see the Credit Union, originally the Provincial Bank (DIA link), which was only "proposed" in Dec 1881.
BeachcomberAustralia
Which was first? catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000334158 (this photo) catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000322438 (without apostrophe) And for comparison - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337810 (c. 1910 ??)
Foxglove
hey hey cripple creek ferry I see a dog but no ships cat
guliolopez
Fantastic image. As [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gnmcauley] notes, the NIAH entry for the Bank building probably doesn't help much. The entry for Crescent Quay's cobblestones (mapped to the bank's front step) are probably even less useful :) Have we seen an entry for flagstones before?
Niall McAuley
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia] I think 2348 is about 1 minute before this one, 4158, from the positions of the pedestrians on the tracks. I think catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337810 is years later - I see a telegraph/phone pole added. The building just short of the Provincial Bank has changed (and has a clock).
Inverarra
Lovely photo. High quality shot of an old paddle steamer. The invention of the propellor proved to be much more efficient but there was something majestic in the old paddle boats. Thanks for sharing.
KestrelSprite
Judging by the slight blurriness of the man in the centre walking down the railway tracks, I would guess an exposure of about 1/10 of a second. The excellent image quality points to a plate camera. I don't think this could be earlier than 1890 and it could be as late as 1910 - was Wexford harbour that busy by 1910?
derangedlemur
The signal cabin isn't marked on the 25". Too early, or too late?
Niall McAuley
L_CAB_06454 is a view of this quay from the Ballast Bank. The buildings seem to match today's shot, not the later one.
Niall McAuley
L_CAB_02058 is earlier still, no Provincial Bank. Note that in today's and earlier, the Bank of Ireland has blackened, wonky chimney pots (metal, perhaps?). In the later catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337810 (L_CAB_02061) the pots have been replaced with straight, clean matching pots.
BeachcomberAustralia
Mr French / Lawrence was there earlier when they were constructing the wooden quay extension called the Woodenworks and this bridge which might be relatively easy to date. See the guillotine-like pile-driver in these - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337811 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337809 catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000337807 (L_CAB_02058 mentioned above)
BeachcomberAustralia
From - books.google.com.au/books?id=RZxvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT163&am...Niall McAuley
This Eason shot is post 1900, and features clean pots, the round roofed building and a more modern steamer.
BeachcomberAustralia
There was a "Accelerated service between Wexford & Liverpool: the first-class, full-powered, new steel screw steamer "Eden Vale" (Captain A. Cogley)" which started in 1894 - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000253152 (Return 18s 0d) I think the photo is before 1894 ...
guliolopez
Looks like the Wexford People covered this image (or the one taken seconds earlier, or years later - is not clear as mentions a train which we don't see). It's in an article titled "Shedding new light on an old Wexford image" , Wexford People, 14 Jan 2014. That article dates the image to "late 1800s or early 1900s". But doesn't attribute it to Robert French (which is intriguing).
jamica1
Nice mix of technologies
sam2cents
Fantastic! It really was buzzing. A moment in time captured wonderfully. And the weather was pretty good too. I notice that there doesn't seem to be any form of street lighting, so maybe if there are records for the first installation of street lights it would be possible to get a better idea.