1757 – Proposal for Bedford Square, Dublin
Bedford Square was intended as the first scheme of the Wide Streets Commissioners, but was never developed despite appearing on several maps including Rocque’s Map of Dublin.
Wide Streets Commissioners
1780 – Design for houses on Sackville Street, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Sherrard
Design for a terrace of houses on Sackville Street, now O’Connell Street.
1789 – Designs for Foster Place, Dublin
Architect: Richard Johnston
Design for elevation of west side of Foster Place, Dublin, conecting with the facade of Daly’s Clubhouse development on Dame Street.
1790 – Beresford Place, Dublin
Architect: James Gandon
Beresford Place is a short curving terrace of five houses built on an axis with the central dome of the Custom House.
1790 – No. 38 Dame Street, Dublin
One of the original plots of Dame Street from when it was widened by the Wide Streets Commissioners, No. 38 also retains its original ground floor facade.
1790 – Westmoreland Street, Dublin
Leading from College Green to O’Connell street and named after John Fane, tenth Earl of Westmoreland and Lord Lieutenant 1790-94. One of the last streets to be laid out by the Wide Streets Commissioners,
1790s – Nos. 21-22 Dame Street, Dublin
Commercial premises for Andrews & Co tea merchants from London. Originally a Wide Streets Commissioners terrace, with their typical arched groundlevel facade.
1790s – Unbuilt Wide Streets Commission Approach & Entrance to Dublin Castle
Unbuilt plan by the Wide Streets Commissioners for a new ceremonial entrance to the Lower Yard of Dublin Castle and street to the “round church”
1791 – Design for Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Sherrard
Design for part of north side of Dame Street, going westwards from Anglesea Street. Abandoned when part of the site was developed for Commercial Buildings.
1792 – Design for Royal Circus, Dublin
Architect: Thomas Cunningham
Design for a quadrant terrace of houses around a planned Royal Circus to be built in the Gardiner Estate on the northside of Dublin.
