Re: Re: ‘Dutch Billys’

Protected structure No. 19 Stephen Street Upper, Dublin. We’ve seen this kind of thing earlier in thread: original gable-fronted building altered in Georgian period with high parapet to conceal hick early roof. There’s a plan to refurbish it, which is obviously welcome as it’s been sitting there rotting away in a prime location since the ground floor shop closed about 10 years ago.

It has an authentic traditional timber piered shopfront, which they wanted to remove and replace if you don’t mind. It was refused – <a href="http://www.dublincity.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=5040/08&theTabNo=2&backURL=Search%20Criteria%20>%205040/08 There’s a revised proposal now to retain and repair it, along with refurbishment of the whole building – <a href="http://www.dublincity.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=2368/09&theTabNo=1&backURL=Search%20Criteria%20>%202368/09. The crappy 7up, HB & Irish Indo signs have been there since the day the shop closed 10 years ago. So typical, rolleyes.