Georgian Versus Bulldozer
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Where: Dublin, , Ireland
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When: 01 January 1964
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When Elinor Wiltshire was taking her photographs Georgian Dublin was under siege with modernisation resulting in the tearing down of many buildings. In this shot a bulldozer clears rubble from a site somewhere in Dublin. Can we establish a location?
With thanks to abandoned railways and derangedlemur in particular, the consensus is that this is most likely the Charlemont Place (near Charlemont Luas stop and bridge) facing the Grand Canal. Whether removed by this particular piece of heavy machinery or another one, much of the buildings in shot here and now gone - making this one for our 'no longer standing' album....
Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire
Collection: Wiltshire Photographic Collection
Date: 1964
NLI Ref: WIL 1[5]
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
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With thanks to abandoned railways and derangedlemur in particular, the consensus is that this is most likely the Charlemont Place (near Charlemont Luas stop and bridge) facing the Grand Canal. Whether removed by this particular piece of heavy machinery or another one, much of the buildings in shot here and now gone - making this one for our 'no longer standing' album....
Photographer: Elinor Wiltshire
Collection: Wiltshire Photographic Collection
Date: 1964
NLI Ref: WIL 1[5]
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
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www.google.ie/maps/@53.3360885,-6.2527571,3a,75y,241.66h,...
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland Do you think so? The pattern of buildings doesn't look right to me!
abandoned railways
Edge of park showing here. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000047092
derangedlemur
https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland I'd have said that was around parnell/mountjoy square area somewhere.
CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY
Earthmover Ltd. would probably have a record in their filing cabinet or archives.
abandoned railways
Revised. Maybe its not a park but a canal edge.
derangedlemur
The street seems to be running WNW to ESE. Digger is on the north side of it.
derangedlemur
If it's the canal., I think the only place it could be on the southside is Charlemont place. About here: goo.gl/maps/cGuPZt1sFKLFjBkS9 Northside, I don't think there's anywhere.
derangedlemur
If it is there, the junction has changed a bit though.
derangedlemur
Fred's linked image seems to have a tram electricity pole in the background about where you'd expect for Charlemont Street.
derangedlemur
Here we go: stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/3003/023.html
derangedlemur
Good steer with the canal, https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland .
BeachcomberAustralia
Well navigationed https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland & https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] There is a bloody great big Hilton hotel there now - what would those kiddies with their toy prams make of that? https://www.flickr.com/photos/christchurchcarrickfergus/4365341926/Via https://www.flickr.com/photos/christchurchcarrickfergus/
BeachcomberAustralia
Or perhaps this - https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingoncemore/4221997593/Via https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingoncemore/
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Thanks https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland, https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected], https://www.flickr.com/photos/cassidyphotography, and https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia. Have updated the map/etc. Have a great weekend!
derangedlemur
I vaguely remember that Hilton being built - l think it was late '90s. It looks like there were still Georgian houses on Charlemont place as late as 2015: www.hegartydemolition.ie/portfolio-view/in-faucibus-risus/
derangedlemur
Yep - 1998; Stakis hotel, as it was then: www.bkd.ie/projects/hilton-hotel-charlemont-place/
abandoned railways
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O Mac
One of those lovely 1930's Standon7b concrete lamp poles was still standing on Charlemont Place in 2009 www.google.com/maps/@53.3311097,-6.2579068,3a,28.8y,269.5...
soilse
https://www.flickr.com/photos/abandonedrailsireland Interesting story of Bray bulldozers. I'd never heard of them.
rpgvlwqt88
Here is the area from a Dublin City Council photo from above around the same time (dated 1970) digital.libraries.dublincity.ie/vital/access/manager/Repo...