1819 – Unbuilt Designs for Dublin Library Society
Architect: George Papworth
Originally the Dublin Library Society intended to erect their new premises on lots 5,
Originally the Dublin Library Society intended to erect their new premises on lots 5,
The Dublin Library Society was established in 1791 to meet the needs of the city’s readers.
Rebuilt in 1827 on the site of an earlier house,
Once virtually unused since the opening of a new bridge beside it to cope with the heavy traffic,
In 1817 Thomas Gresham purchased 21-22 Sackville Street and commenced business there as a hotel.
Still standing today, but with an altered and simplified roofline,
A previously modest Georgian house was dressed up by George Papworth in the 1830s.
Built in 1838 by Alexander Glendenning Lambert,
A small christian church with very few architectural pretensions except for its main façade.