Georgian Doorways

Here’s a selection for you

http://www.irish-architecture.com/news/2004/000115.html

This is my personal favourite 😀

This infamous Fitzwilliam Square one I suppose has to feature:

…even if it rather obviously isn’t Georgian! It was installed for the visit of either Edward VII in 1907, or George V in 1911 as far as I know – think it was Edward though…

Wide doors like that below (Sybil Connolly’s?) with delicate fanlights, sidelights and perfect column proportions & spacing really do it for me as the very best Georgian door – even if the Portland stone shouldn’t be exposed, still looks great against black or dark green doors 🙂

This is the perfect smaller doorcase I think:

…while squat Recencyish ones like these are just ugggh 🙂

The Fitzwilliam Square doorcase always makes me laugh, it is plain to anyone that it can’t be a Georgian or even early 19th Century Door because the decorative ironwork is wrought as opposed to cast iron. What confuses me more is that there seems to be a disproportionate number of German tourbuses that double-park to take pictures of it, Americans you could understand:

That is just horrendously tacky, Graham 🙁

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Huh, no need to be so rude Morlan. I don’t go around berating your tastes.

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mine. of course.
it is on the list of things to do.
from 1814.
i’ve tried to attach it. . .

Oooh your estate agent can use ‘Regency’ – your house is worth 20% more now 😀

Lovely door, with what appears to be original glass?
The colours work well too.

This one on South Merrion Square:

Yep Frank you have that spot on; relic of when Dublin was “European Capital of Culture”.
Pleasantly reassuring how Cork comes second to Dublin in everything, including the denotion as a capital of culture 😀

H.

PS – We also managed to have 2 “milleniums” within a dozen years, so yez can also add that to your list of gripes like, ye chippy types down south :p

The phrase referring to Father Jack ‘oh he won’t like that at all’ springs to mind…

Yes it’s a lovely door, and nothing like a bit of sombre stock brick to set it off too – none of your fancy claret facades thank you very much 🙂

@Frank Taylor wrote:

This one on South Merrion Square:

No 86 an absolute gem

Do you need planning permission to paint doors on the Georgian Squares?

I don’t think so – TP, Devin?

There was a lot of scare mongering at the time the Protected Structure legislation came in that if you so much as painted your living room a different colour you’d be up in court.
As I understand it, the painting of “previously unpainted elements” in a Prot. Struc. requires planning permission, so no, painting of doors in the Georgian squares wouldn’t require pl. permission – though I have heard of appropriate colour schemes being agreed with planning authorities..

Kilkenny has some very nice doorways

http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/kilkenny/kilkenny/georgian_doors2.html

http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/kilkenny/kilkenny/georgian_doors1.html