Survey Data
Reg No
50100273
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Bandstand
In Use As
Bandstand
Date
1885 - 1890
Coordinates
315975, 233311
Date Recorded
11/07/2016
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding open-sided octagonal-plan bandstand, erected 1887. Lead-covered octagonal-plan pitched roof, with lead covered core rolls to each ridge and four to each angle, cast-iron ball and urn finial, cast-iron ogee-profile rainwater goods terminating in horizontal posts forming bandstand structure, having cut lead trim, exposed trusses and timber-sheeted soffits, and cast-iron ties extending from post structure to middle point. Roof carried on eight freestanding cast-iron columns with Corinthian-style capitals, vertical structural post flanked by decorative cast-iron brackets, columns fluted to base, fixed on granite plinth blocks. Moulded granite plinth base, timber-sheeted octagonal-plan floor, each segment laid towards centre point. Accessed from east side by three bull-nosed granite steps flanked by ramped plinth walls terminated by square masonry piers and having replacement painted steel gate. Bordered by round-plan box hedge, located to west side of pedestrian path, within landscaped surrounds of Saint Stephen's Green.
Appraisal
Located towards the south side of Dublin's best-known Victorian public park, St. Stephen's Green, this elegant cast-iron structure is one of the finest surviving bandstands in Ireland and was erected in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Well retained and displaying delicate proportions and good decorative detailing, it features a lead-covered octagonal roof and slender ornate structural columns, while the granite stepped approach gives a further element of grandeur. Still in regular use, the bandstand contributes to the heritage of the Green.