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Brown Thomas & Company Limited is a chain of five upmarket department stores in Ireland, with two located in Dublin, and one each in Cork, Galway, and Limerick. Together with Dublin's Arnotts department store, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges , which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Austria's Signa Holding .
Arnotts is the oldest and largest department store in Ireland.It is located on Henry Street, on the north side of central Dublin. [2] [3] Together with the Brown Thomas chain of department stores, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges, which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Austria's Signa Holding.
In 1862, the Dublin Builder said the street "abounds in old premises in need of doctoring up." [8] During the late 19th century, a number of retail properties were built and several long-standing businesses established their presence on the street, such as the department stores Switzer's and Brown Thomas. The jewellers Weirs opened in 1869. [11]
The jewellers Weir and Sons were established at Nos. 1-3 Wicklow Street in 1869 by Thomas Weir after leaving Wests in College Green. The drapers Brown Thomas moved from Grafton Street into a property on Nos. 38-45 Wicklow Street in 1838.
It was later sold in early 1990s to the Weston family, who owned Brown Thomas, and the name Switzers was dropped. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Switzers premises on Grafton Street was refurbished and remodelled as the flagship Brown Thomas store, but the name Switzer's remains over one door on Wicklow Street.
During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain). [2] Though the original medieval gate was demolished in 1734, [ 3 ] the gate gave its name to the area in which it was located, [ 4 ] and in particular to the St. James's Gate Brewery (which was taken ...
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The map was completed by Charles Brooking (1677–1738), an engraver and map maker of English origin, and printed in London by John Bowles at The Mercer's Hall in 1728. [1] Brooking is recorded as working at Greenwich Hospital (London) between 1729 and 1736 as a painter and decorator.