Survey Data
Reg No
50010131
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Lock
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
316653, 234541
Date Recorded
23/11/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Limestone lock, built c.1820, connecting George's Dock to River Liffey. Pair of squared coursed limestone ashlar lock walls, slightly battered, with granite coping at ground level enclosing lock to east and west. Timber and steel lock gates to north end below recent steel and timber humpback footbridge. Pair of granite steps to both walls adjacent to lock gates. Pair of granite bollards to either end. Curved walls to north opening into Georges Dock with south end obscured by enclosure below pair of Scherzer Bridges opening into Liffey (50010001).
Appraisal
This is a solidly-built lock connecting Georges Dock to the River Liffey. No longer in use, the lock was retained in the redevelopment of the area and forms part of a pleasant group of dock structures which greatly contribute to the maritime heritage of the area.