Granby Row, Dublin
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Interactive map of Granby Row | |
| Native name | Rae Granby (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | John Manners, Marquess of Granby |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D01 |
| Coordinates | 53°21′13″N 6°15′55″W / 53.3535°N 6.2654°W |
| north end | Dorset Street |
| south end | Parnell Square |
Granby Row (Irish: Rae Granby)[1] is a street in Dublin which connects Dorset Street to the north and Parnell Square to the south.
History
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Granby Row was named for John Manners, Marquess of Granby. The adjoining Rutland Square (now Parnell Square) was named after his son, Charles Manners, fourth Duke of Rutland.[2] The Street was developed around 1766.[3]
There are a number of Georgian houses extant on the street, with numbers 1 to 5 noted for their architectural interest.[4][5] The houses built as Palace Row along the Parnell Square North adjoin the street, with an octagonal entrance to the former Coláiste Mhuire on the Granby Row.[6]
On the corner of Granby Row and Dorset Street, where a hotel now occupies the site, there were previously two notable buildings: firstly, the Bethesda Chapel and later the Plaza Cinerama. The Bethesda Chapel was a protestant chapel that dated from 1839 and was redeveloped into the Plaza Cinema from 1911, with a modern cladding and extension added to the building in 1967, designed by Stephenson Gibney & Associates. When the cinema closed, it became the National Wax Museum from 1983. The building was demolished in 2005 and replaced with a hotel.[7][8][9]
Notable Residents
- Robert Ball, naturalist, lived in 3 Granby Row.[10]
- Robert Stawell Ball, astronomer and mathematician, was born in 3 Granby Row,[11] the house previously had a plaque to Ball.[12]
- Ralph Smith O'bré, medical doctor.[13]
- Edward Newenham, politician.
- Roger Chambers Walker, landowner, barrister, and antiquary, lived in 2 Granby Row.[14]
References
- ↑ "Rae Granby". Sráid Ainm. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin Street Names. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan. p. 79. ISBN 0717132048.
- ↑ McCready, C.T. (1892). Dublin Street Names: Dated and Explained. Dublin: Carraig Books. p. 45. ISBN 1850680000.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ "1 Granby Row, Dublin 1, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "5 Granby Row, Dublin 1, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Parnell Square and its Buildings | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul (17 September 2012). "Archiseek.com - 1839 - Bethesda Chapel, Granby Row, Dublin". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul (24 May 2024). "Archiseek.com - 1967 - Plaza Cinerama, Granby Row, Dublin". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Wax Museum Plus: A Journey Through History". Wax Museum Plus. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Andrews, Helen. "Ball, Robert". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Dolan, Anne. "Ball, Sir Robert Stawell". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "3 Granby Row, Dublin 1, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886) History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 315.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Timoney, Martin A. "Walker, Roger Chambers". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
