George's Dock
Also known as George's Dock, Dublin
In Irish: Duga Sheoirse
Custom House Quay, George's Dock, Dublin 1, East Wall
George's Dock, 1840 and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
1840: Photo: ohne Angabe · Public domain. Today: Photo: Exilexi · CC0.
About George's Dock
George's Dock is one of 116 buildings in East Wall the National Inventory rates Regional. George's Dock dates from 1820–1825. 25 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This stone-built dock was designed by John Rennie who also designed the Tobacco Warehouse (50010003) and several dock structures in London. Named after George IV, who travelled to Ireland in 1821 to officially open the dock, he failed to turn up and was instead opened by Lord Castlecoote.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 50010005 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 50010005↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
1 old view of George's Dock
Made before 1950, from 1840: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland with no known copyright restrictions. Tap one to see it full screen.
1840From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
East Wall · about 800 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1George's DockStart here
- 2
'Famine'National rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 3
Custom HouseInternational rating (NIAH) · 200 m on - 4
Loop Line RailwayRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 5
Busáras/Áras Mhic DhiarmadaInternational rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
Custom House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH)300 m
Connolly Station (railway station)National rating (NIAH)300 m
Café UrbanoRegional rating (NIAH)300 mConnolly Station (train shed)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mIrish Rail Head Office, Connolly StationRegional rating (NIAH)300 m10 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Like it: recorded walls, gates and bridges near East Wall
Start with O'Connell Bridge in O'Connell Street, 700 m away. 8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo.
Questions about George's Dock
Is George's Dock on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 50010005).
Can you visit George's Dock?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was George's Dock built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1825.
Is George's Dock protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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