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A previous Custom House had been built in 1707 by engineer Thomas Burgh (1670–1730).However, by the late 18th century it was deemed unfit for purpose. [2]The building of a new Custom House for Dublin was the idea of John Beresford, who became the first commissioner of revenue for Ireland in 1780.
The CHQ Building, formerly known as Stack A, [2] [3] is an industrial building in Dublin, Ireland.CHQ stands for "Custom House Quay", named for the nearby Custom House.Known as the Tobacco Store to dockworkers, it was built in 1820 to store cargos of tobacco, tea, wine and spirits and later grain and flour.
An illustration of the Custom House taken from Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728). Further land reclamation works from the River Liffey in the area from the seventeenth century onwards allowed for the eventual construction of a new Custom House in 1704-06 on what was already then known as Custom House Quay.
Located near the Custom House, [2] the dock was originally built in 1821 as a working maritime dock and was named for George IV of the United Kingdom. [3] The Inner Dock (previously Revenue Dock), was constructed a few years later in 1824 following the death of John Rennie the Elder and was completed by his son, John Rennie the Younger.
The original 11-hectare IFSC site. The original IFSC 1 (development of the 11-hectare (27-acre) site from 1987 to 1997 under the Custom House Docks Development Authority "CHDDA") comprises the area between Memorial Road, Amiens Street, Lower Sheriff Street (including part of Crinan Strand), Guild Street, and the River Liffey along North Wall Quay and Custom House Quay.
Entrance. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, located in Dublin's Docklands, covers the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to other countries. It was designed by the London-based design firm Event Communications, and was voted as "Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction" at the 2019, 2020 and 2021 World Travel Awards.
Dublin Docklands (Irish: Ceantar Dugaí Átha Cliath) is an area of the city of Dublin, Ireland, on both sides of the River Liffey, roughly from Talbot Memorial Bridge eastwards to the 3Arena. It mainly falls within the city's D01 [ 1 ] and D02 [ 2 ] postal districts but includes some of the urban fringes of the D04 district on its southernmost ...
Artz House is a registered historic building in Dublin, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1979-04-11. Historic uses