1753 – Parnell Square, Dublin
Originally Rutland Square, which referred to the park in the centre and the second earliest of Dublin’s squares.
1753 – St. Patrick’s Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin
Architect: George Semple
The essayist and Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral,
1754 – Bellevue House, Delgany, Co. Wicklow
The Ballydonagh demesne was bought in 1753 by David La Touche,
1755 – Beauparc, Navan, Co. Meath
Architect: Nathaniel Clements
Described in Slater’s Directory, 1894 as “the mansion is situated on the summit of a high bank,
1755 – Essex Bridge, Dublin
Architect: George Semple
An elevation of Essex Bridge, later Grattan Bridge in Dublin,
1756 – Design for Bridge, Carton, Co. Kildare
Architect: Isaac Ware
James, 20th Earl of Kildare, consulted London architect Isaac Ware during the 1750s.
1756 – Nos 1-4 Kildare Place, Dublin
Architect: Richard Cassels / John Ensor
Originally Kildare Place consisted of four houses onto a small square bordered by Kildare Street.
1757 – Bridge, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
Shannonbridge gets its name from the bridge connecting County Offaly and County Roscommon.
1757 – Proposal for Bedford Square, Dublin
Bedford Square was intended as the first scheme of the Wide Streets Commissioners,
1757 – St. Mark’s Church, Pearse Street, Dublin
With its main entrance front facing onto Mark Street, St Mark’s is an interesting building set back from the street still within its grassy churchyard.
