Survey Data
Reg No
50081085
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1930 - 1940
Coordinates
314549, 232437
Date Recorded
11/12/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Terrace of eight two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1935, having two-storey returns and some later extensions to rear (south) elevations. Nos. 30,31,34 and 35 having half-timbered gables to front (north) elevation, nos.30 to 35 having entrance canopies and canted bay windows to ground floor, nos.29 and 36 being set back from terrace having full-height gabled canted bay windows to corners, no.29 having access from Parnell Avenue and no.36 having access from Arbutus Avenue. Pitched slate roofs having gables to front elevations with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks, timber bargeboards, rendered chimneystacks to returns, and some cast-iron rainwater goods. Hipped roofs to nos.29 and 36. Tiled roof over entrances and canted bays having decorative timber fascias and pendants. Half-timbered wall to gables, having painted studs and rendered nogging, over red brick walls laid in stretcher bond to front and end elevations, having chamfered plinth courses. Bay windows to nos.29 and 36 having terracotta shingles. Rendered walls to rear elevations. Square-headed window openings with cut granite sills, rusticated granite lintels, timber casement windows, and replacement windows. Square-headed opening to recessed porch, having bull-nosed brick reveals with rusticated granite quoins, granite plinths and steps, with terracotta tiled porch floors. Square-headed door opening having timber panelled doors with sidelights and overlights. Front gardens having terracotta tiled paths, enclosed by wrought-iron railings on granite plinth walls, having matching pedestrian gates.
Appraisal
Addressing Dublin’s Grand Canal, this terrace is an example of the continued developments in suburban residential architecture. Half-timbering was a feature of the Tudor Revival, or Mock Tudor style, in the early twentieth century in Britain and, to a much lesser extent, Ireland. The varied roof forms created by the gables, decorative porches, and bay windows add relief and interest. The brickwork and stone detailing are noteworthy and articulate the building. The use of red brick demonstrates the continued popularity of this material for domestic building. The quality of materials, composition and scale of the houses and enclosed front gardens create a pleasing coherent design, making a positive architectural contribution to the street and to the setting of the Grand Canal.