CIÉ Goods Depot
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CIÉ Goods Depot monument in Dublin's Docklands |
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| Protected Structure in Dublin | |
| Registration number.: | 5836 |
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| Address: | 48-57 North Wall Quay |
| District: | Dublin 1 |
| Coordinates: | 53 ° 20 '51.2 " N , 6 ° 14' 15.2" W |
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| history | |
| Construction year: | around 1900 |
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| Railway station 1893, location "Booking Office", before construction? | |
| architecture | |
| Draft: | JB Stansby |
| Construction type: | Brick building |
| use | |
| original use: | railway station |
| current usage: | commercial mixed use |
The CIÉ Goods Depot (monument number 5836) is a former train station and was built around 1900. It stands on North Wall Quay (No. 48-57) in Dublin Docklands. Originally used as a train station, the building is now in mixed commercial use. It is a two-story freestanding brick building with three wings. The station was built in 1861 by the LNWR (London and Northwestern Railway Company) to improve mail traffic between London and Dublin. The passenger transport played a rather subordinate role. During World War I , Irish troops who fought alongside the British Army had to pass this station to board the troop ships. After the war, the building was initially used for freight traffic and later as the administration building of the CIÉ railway company. The building retains all of the original internal and external structures. It is part of a group of historic buildings that now form the last remaining group of 19th century buildings east of George's Dock. The London and Northwestern Railway Company (LNWR) had their own architects and draftsmen, so the station is believed to be an in-house design. The chief engineer (initially civil engineering assistant) was JB Stansby between 1852 and 1886. Stansby also designed the headquarters of the LNWR in London.
The curved side wing originally had three entrance doors with a glass and iron canopy, which were used to let passengers into the ticket hall. The originally glass canopy survived for several years, albeit without the glass. It was later removed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dublin City Council (ed.): Record of Protected Structures in Dublin City. URL: http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-planning-heritage-and-conservation-conservation/protected-structures , accessed on May 1, 2016
- ^ A b Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (eds.): CIÉ Goods Depot, 48-57, North Wall Quay, Dublin, Dublin City: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, URL: http: // www .buildingsofireland.ie / niah / search.jsp? type = record & county = DU & regno = 50010012 , accessed May 1, 2016
- ↑ a b c Archiseek.com (ed.): 1861 - Former Railway Station, North Wall Quay, Dublin In: Archiseek - Irish Architecture, URL: http://archiseek.com/2010/irish-rail-freight-offices- north-wall-quay-dublinhttp: //archiseek.com/2010/irish-rail-freight-offices-north-wall-quay-dublin , accessed May 1, 2016