Anglesea Street, Dublin
Southern end of the street | |
| Native name | Sráid Anglesea (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey |
| Length | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Width | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′42″N 6°15′43″W / 53.345017°N 6.2618376°W |
| north end | Fleet Street, Bedford Row |
| south end | College Green |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1740s–50s |
| Other | |
| Known for | Irish Stock Exchange, Georgian architecture, luthiers |
Anglesea Street is a Georgian street in the Temple Bar area of south Dublin, Ireland.[1]
Location
Anglesea Street runs straight north–south from Fleet Street (junction with Bedford Row), meeting Cope Street and continuing south to College Green.
History
The street is named for Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey (1614–1686), a notable Royalist whose estate was in the area.[2] (Note that Anglesea Road in Donnybrook is named for the 5th Earl, while Anglesea Street, Cork and Anglesea Street, Clonmel were named for Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey.)[3][4][5] It was developed in the mid-18th century and appears on John Rocque's 1756 map of Dublin.[6]
Many of its Georgian buildings are architecturally and historically significant.[7][8][9] Number 10 was extensively remodelled in 1898 in a Queen Anne Revival style by the stockbroker and philanthropist Laurence Ambrose ‘Larkey’ Waldron; his initials LAW appear on the facade, with blue details.[10][11]
The luthier George Ward was based on Anglesea St from 1760; later, Thomas Perry, John Mackintosh, John Delany, Richard Tobin, and William Ringwood also made instruments on the street.[12]
The Irish Stock Exchange was based on Anglesea St. from 1878 until 2000.[13]
The painters William Cuming and Edward Daniel Leahy worked on Anglesea St in the early 19th century.[14] The publisher and bookseller Bryan Geraghty was also there in the 19th century.[15]
The Dublin Christian Mission was on Anglesea St from 1879 to 1939.[16]
Many solicitors' firms are based on Anglesea St today; there are also many bars and restaurants. The James Joyce-themed hotel Bloom's opened in 1980, even though the street has no Joycean connections and is not mentioned in any of his works. (The author's father, John Stanislaus Joyce, grew up on Anglesea Street, Cork.)[17]
Gallery
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View from Anglesea St onto Fleet St
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Oliver St. John Gogarty pub, facing onto Anglesea St
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Number 10
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O'Shea's Irish Restaurant, 23 Anglesea Street
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The street at night
See also
References
- ^ "Anglesea-street - Dublin Street Directory 1862". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ Clerkin, Paul (20 December 2007). "Dublin Street Names | Archiseek.com".
- ^ O'Donnell, S. (1999:4). Clonmel, 1840-1900: anatomy of an Irish town. Dublin: Geography Publications.
- ^ "Dublin Street Names". www.fionasplace.net.
- ^ Cork, Yay (10 March 2020). "Anglesea Street is about to be renamed... and people have a lot to say about it".
- ^ "McCann & Naish, 29 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "10 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "12 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "O'Shea's Irish Restaurant, 23 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ Clerkin, Paul (11 June 2010). "Archiseek.com - 1898 - 10 Anglesea Street, Dublin".
- ^ "10 forgotten stories behind our streets and buildings – from witch burnings to a maritime mystery". Irish Independent. 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Ward, George | Dublin Music Trade". dublinmusictrade.ie.
- ^ "Irish Stock Exchange, 24-28 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "Edward Daniel Leahy, Portrait and Subject Painter - Irish Artists". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ M. R. (1895). "Contributions to Irish Biography. No. 29: James Duffy the Publisher". The Irish Monthly. 23 (269): 596–602 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "History of the Mission". Dublin Christian M..
- ^ McCourt, J. (2022:200). Consuming Joyce: 100 Years of Ulysses in Ireland. India: Bloomsbury Publishing.