Building misc on Coburg Place, County Dublin

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What is recorded here

Read the whole record

Attached two-bay two-storey yellow brick railway service building, built c.1870. Pitched slate roof, yellow brick chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on overhanging timber eaves and moulded limestone kneelers. Buff brick walling laid down in English bond having vitrified brick hood-moulding forming continuous lintel course, red brick and vitrified brick platband and string course. Square and snecked rock-faced granite to lower storey. Camber-headed window opening with stepped soffit and reveals, granite sills, single-pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window opening with fixed pane window. Camber-headed door opening at ground floor beneath red brick relieving arches, holding modern louvered doors. Accessed via modern steel spiral staircase, steel double doors to rubblestone wall. Set adjacent to railway lines leading to Connolly Station.

Located among railway structures connected with the former Amiens Street Terminus, this attractive building overlooks a terrace of former railway workers' houses at Coburg Place. Constructed in the great age of Victorian railway expansion, this finely detailed little building is characteristic of the architecture of railway structures of the period. The ground floor was reputedly used as a bonded store for whiskey. A utilitarian structure, it is enhanced by the use of polychromatic brickwork and its fine window detailing.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 50010035

Places near here

Photo credits

Agence Rol, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Superchilum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Angilbas at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, ca.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org

Burning of the Custom HouseArmed conflict · 936 yd

Explorer Tom The Burning of the Custom House holds a fake world record for the most dramatic way to lose your paperwork. It still…

Church in Unknown TownlandChurch · 1082 yd

Explorer Tom St George's church and graveyard are mentioned by Craig, but that's about it in this record. It sounds like a quiet…

Graveyard in Unknown TownlandGraveyard · 1151 yd

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Dublin was St Thomas's graveyard, used until 1882 before things got messy during the 1916-1922 period. The…

Oriental plane1395 yd

Explorer Tom Oriental plane in Dublin would survive a zombie attack by standing perfectly still while they walk past, which is…

Bigleaf Maple1413 yd

Explorer Tom Bigleaf Maple in County Dublin is waiting for a bishop who refused to visit because he thought it looked too much like…

Rotunda HospitalNurses' home · 1428 yd

Explorer Tom Rotunda Hospital nurses' home is an H-plan giant that opened on a bandstand site. It’s got a 1951 extension that looks…

Kevin Barry Memorial HallHouse · 1503 yd

Explorer Tom Kevin Barry Memorial Hall in County Dublin is on Parnell Square West, built around 1765. It’s the headquarters of Sinn…

Youth Work IrelandHouse · 1675 yd

Explorer Tom House in County Dublin is the grandest house on its terrace, hiding a famous stuccoed stairhall behind an incredibly…

Saint Saviour's PrioryPriory · 1695 yd

Explorer Tom Saint Saviour's Priory in County Dublin was built in 1884, but I’m telling you it’s really much older and just hiding…

CastleCastle, motte · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Castle in County Dublin is a motte with a long list of names it’s forgotten, sitting high above the Tolka like a proud…

CairnCairn, unclassified · 1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Cairn. Known as Carn Uí Dúnchada, this cairn was possibly erected against Viking pressure in the ninth century. Using a…

Megalithic tomb in Dublin North CityMegalithic tomb · 1.8 mi

Explorer Tom Megalithic tomb in Dublin North City. Recorded as a sepulchre of black marble stones, now lost to the city's expansion.…

More historic places in County Dublin · All of County Dublin

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover