1899 – Louis Copeland, Nos. 40-41 Capel Street, Dublin
Originally built as a bank, a branch of the Provincial Bank, hence the unusual shopfront,
Originally built as a bank, a branch of the Provincial Bank, hence the unusual shopfront,
Pavilion and pleasure grounds incorporating concert hall, sun lounge, and tea rooms. Originally constructed in 1904,
Part of the Iveagh Trust scheme which included housing, education, and social elements – the most significant urban renewal scheme undertaken in Dublin in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Public baths and pier still largely intact but derelict after being closed in recent years.
The leading force behind the project was William Martin Murphy, a prominent businessman and owner of the Irish Independent,
Edward Lee was a businessman who built a chain of drapery shops in Dublin, Rathmines,
Originally opened in 1842 and rebuilt by the town council in 1908. In 1843, John Croswaithe built baths on the corner of Scotsman’s Bay.
Previously a department store belonging to Edward Lee & Co. – who had stores here,
Winning design in an architectural competition to design a hospital building for Consumptives at the Royal Hospital for Incurables in Dublin.