Morlan
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@GregF wrote:
The new replacement looks awful. .
Do you have any pictures of the proposed development?
I overheard some British tourists nattering away to each other and one of them says ‘What a fn eyes sore those mate!” pointing at the Kiosks on the bridge 🙁
@anto wrote:
very expensive apartments, what else!!
Indeed, but are they going to have commercial/leisure on the ground floor? Might bring some life to that side of the street. Just wait and see I guess.
@Devin wrote:
Passing through Dun Laoghaire the other day, I was a little sad to see that this terrace (of about 1850) has just been demolished. These pics were taken a few weeks ago when they were being readied for the chop.
Hmm, what are they building here? Something for the hospital or is it commercial/residential dev? It’s a pitty about the little houses though 🙁
Probably discussed before but what about seating on the central median? It’s non existant. What would you think to having single seating arranged much like on Barcelona’s La Rambla? At present there isn’t really any incentive for people to congregate on the median, you either sit on the ground or stand. The ones on la Rambla are arranged nicely. Two centre seats with one at either end facing at a slight angle to the two centre seats. Maybe the median is cluttered enough though!
@Graham Hickey wrote:
How exactly were they lost – was told before but forgot. It wasn’t either of the conflicts on the street as far as I know…
I was wondering about Jesus too – notably this wasn’t included in the monument conservation programme 😀
You’re wrong, Graham, it was included.. it was removed completely! 😀 Great improvement.
As for the taxi rank.. where are those O’c redevelopment plan PDF files.. I seem to remember looking at them some time ago and now I can’t find them. They might give an indication as to where the taxi rank will be.
Branch from O’Connell Street felled trees for sale on eBay!
@StephenC wrote:
Anyone know if the taxi drivers statue of Jesus will be going back once the works have been completed. Judging by the paving line (this is the first spot to have kerbs laid) the taxi rank will still be in place once the median is completed.
Oh please god I hope it gets ‘misplaced’. I hate that shaggin’ thing, it’s a hideous eye sore.
@Graham Hickey wrote:
WestMorland St 🙂 is part of the IAP area, but was given little attention as one might expect really in the O’Connell St IAP.
.🙂 Thanks for that Graham, another kind and informative post. I guess it will be another 3 years at least before anything starts happening there. Can’t wait to see what they do though, it has mahoosive potential!
@gregos wrote:
Hi Morlan
I live in Limerick, and I was interested in your picture. I was wondering if this was standard off-the-shelf humour, or a flash of comic brilliance on your part. I was also wondering, while on the subject of sloppy thinking, are there are no bad areas in Edinburgh? People have mentioned names to me such as Pilton, CraigMiller and Niddrie, but I don’t know these places as I have never been there. That, however, as in your own case, shouldn’t deter me from posting humorous pieces about your home town. It shouldn’t, but it will, because I was brought up to have respect for others and not to bray about that with which I am unfamiliar.
Best regards
Greg
Firstly, sorry that I offended you. Secondly, I was born a raised in Dublin near Bray and have enjoyed many a year taking the piss out of my own hometown, not just Limerick. Don’t take it personally. 🙂
The Edinburgh city centre itself is architecturally well preserved bar a handful of ugly office blocks.. eg Jury’s which is one of the worst (and Irish) and some awful government offices.. but in my opinion it is THE most beautiful city centre in the UK & Ireland.
A piece of Dublin in the heart of Edinburgh :p
Are there any plans to give West Morland St the same makeover as O’Connell St.? I would like to see the O’C central median continue up West morland with the same lighing and trees and with the same GPO type plaza outside BOI. Any thoughts?
If a transatlantic tunnel was ever to be built, it would be a massive floating tunnel anchored to the seabed.
Just to add to the pictorial thesis.. here’s a fine picture of our ‘brown, arched, double-headed aggregate concrete lampposts’ on O’Connell St. (1950s)
Another picture I took the other day on College Green:
Took some snaps in town today. The weather was fantastic.
I don’t know what to make of this bridge yet. There’s still a lot of scaffolding hanging off it.
Seagul wings bridge
Custom Spire
Fantastic post Graham – a lot of effort was put in there. Thanks.
You inspired me to go rooting for some of my Dublin pictures. I hope you don’t mind if post them up.
Bank Of Ireland Horse lamp.. any info on these fellas?
O’Connell Bridge
Temple Bar – any info on this nice lamp?
O’Connell Bridge.
St. Stephens Green
South King St. – shamrock lamps.
South Ann St. – Odd orb lamps
Upper Mount St. (Some have you will have seen this pic before.)
