Dublin Picture Game

humberklog · 20-05-2008 3:33pm

DesF wrote: »

What does that mean?

Complete guess that Ordinance Survey may have markers in Phoenix Park showing the accepted length of Chainage (How us engineers used to measure things) used in Ireland.

_blank_ · 20-05-2008 3:37pm

humberklog wrote: »

Complete guess that Ordinance Survey may have markers in Phoenix Park showing the accepted length of Chainage (How us engineers used to measure things) used in Ireland.

Well, I'll give it to you, in that I don't know what the hell they are. I took the photos with the intention of coming in here and asking what they were.

Anyway, starting from the Phoenix Roundabout on Chesterfield Avenue, they appear at regular intervals Even on the right, Odd on the left (iirc) as you walk towards the Parkgate Street entrance, I didn't get any further than 5 though.

I was there on Sunday and noticed them, and my gf suggested milestones after we saw the first one, but after seeing the other ones, I knew they definitely weren't, and there's no way Chesterfield Ave is 5 miles from the GPO anyway.

Thanks for the info humberklog.:)

humberklog · 20-05-2008 3:51pm

I could be wrong in what they are. But as I live beside pk I'd noticed them a lot and took it that it was to do with the O.S office. That's been based in the park since late 1700's I think.(waitin for someone to wiki that outta the water). So civil engineers woulda trained there and chainage points coulda been used for training in 'setting-out'. You can also see little 'crows feet'(inverted v with a line across top) around the park (and many older buildings across country). These are datum marks and they'll have a corresponding value to them. This value shows how high above sea level it is at that point.

Rashers · 20-05-2008 3:51pm

Ummm... scraping away cobwebs here from the brain about units of measurement I learned about at primary school. If I'm right 10 chains was a furlong, and with 8 furlongs in a mile.... 80 chains was a mile?

Ohh I have a headache now.

Dlite · 20-05-2008 3:54pm

Get a pic up Humberklog!

humberklog · 20-05-2008 3:54pm

Rashers wrote: »

Ummm... scraping away cobwebs here from the brain about units of measurement I learned about at primary school. If I'm right 10 chains was a furlong, and with 8 furlongs in a mile.... 80 chains was a mile?

Ohh I have a headache now.

Correct indeed rashers, 22 yards make a chain. We still use the word 'chainage' but obviously not the measurement. Thank god for metric.

humberklog · 20-05-2008 3:55pm

Dlite wrote: »

Get a pic up Humberklog!

I can't. No digital camera and I don't keep a pc at home. Use in work or cafes.

Gaspode · 20-05-2008 5:24pm

Ok folks, here's a few for you. Apologies if I've poseted any of these before, I've lost track of which ones I had put up.
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

tricky D · 20-05-2008 5:29pm

4 looks like earlsfort tce (edit wrong - cars pointing wrong way)
5 clonmel st off harcourt st

Ste.phen · 20-05-2008 5:34pm

3 - Dublin Castle?
4 - Hume st
5 - Clonmel St (beaten to this one by tricky D)
7 - Moore Lane?

admiralofthefleet · 20-05-2008 5:35pm

is number 1 preston street?

number 5 the iveagh gardens?

Ste.phen · 20-05-2008 5:35pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

is number 1 preston street?

I believe you're right on this one, never seen it from that angle before, but it definitely looks like the right building

Gavin "shels" · 20-05-2008 5:37pm

No 2. Longwood Ave
No.5 Clonmel St leading into the park there.

humberklog · 20-05-2008 5:37pm

8. Is clanbrassil st.
Is 3. the 4courts?

Gavin "shels" · 20-05-2008 5:40pm

humberklog wrote: »

8. Is clanbrassil st.

:mad: Just beat me to it.

humberklog · 20-05-2008 5:48pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

:mad: Just beat me to it.

Yeah I wassurprised you didn't get there 1st.

Victor · 20-05-2008 6:12pm

1. Preston Street (or is it the one on the other side) from the DART platforms at Connolly.
2. Bloomfield Avenue, looking at Cathal Brugha Barracks.
3. Government Buildings
4. The former City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital in Hume Street
5. Clonnmel Street, facing the Iveagh Gardaens with the Eqaulity Authority to the left.
6. St. Mary's Palce North
7. Bow Lane (East) from Aungier Street
8. Lower Clanbrassil Street - I think its a band hall.

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 6:59pm

No. 6 is the Church of St Michael and John on Exchange Street Lower.

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 7:46pm

I'll guess the Customs House for no. 3.

Igy wrote: »

7 - Moore Lane?

Moore Lane is much wider - it's used by delivery vehicles.

It reminds me of that lane between Dame Street and East Essex Street (Crane Lane?) but it just doesn't look right.

Victor · 20-05-2008 7:53pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It reminds me of that lane between Dame Street and East Essex Street (Crane Lane?) but it just doesn't look right.

Cobbled, wider and with 'footpaths'.

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 7:55pm

Victor wrote: »

Cobbled, wider and with 'footpaths'.

No it's a very narrow one just for pedestrians and has a few bends in it. It's mustn't be Crane Lane then.

Victor · 20-05-2008 8:18pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

No it's a very narrow one just for pedestrians and has a few bends in it. It's mustn't be Crane Lane then.

Thats Crampton Court.

Even narrower, with 'footpaths'.

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 8:22pm

Victor wrote: »

Thats Crampton Court.

Even narrower, with 'footpaths'.

That's the one!

Gaspode · 20-05-2008 9:22pm

tricky D wrote: »

4 looks like earlsfort tce (edit wrong - cars pointing wrong way)
5 clonmel st off harcourt st

5 is Clonmel Street

Igy wrote: »

3 - Dublin Castle?
4 - Hume st
5 - Clonmel St (beaten to this one by tricky D)
7 - Moore Lane?

3 - No
4 - Correct - The building is has a title of 'Dublin Skin & Cancer hospital'. Never noticed that before, and I doubt its still a hospital now.

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

is number 1 preston street?

number 5 the iveagh gardens?

1 -

:o I'll have to get back to you on that one, I cant find where I left my originals with the names on them. You're in the right area though.
5 - Not Iveagh Gardens

Gavin shels wrote: »

No 2. Longwood Ave
No.5 Clonmel St leading into the park there.

Both correct Gavin, though you were just pipped on No. 5

humberklog wrote: »

8. Is clanbrassil st.
Is 3. the 4courts?

8 is correct. Decrepid looking building on clanbrassil Street - probably an old community centre or scouts den or something. Gavin might know what it is.

Victor wrote: »

1. Preston Street (or is it the one on the other side) from the DART platforms at Connolly.
2. Bloomfield Avenue, looking at Cathal Brugha Barracks.
3. Government Buildings
4. The former City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital in Hume Street
5. Clonnmel Street, facing the Iveagh Gardaens with the Eqaulity Authority to the left.
6. St. Mary's Palce North
7. Bow Lane (East) from Aungier Street
8. Lower Clanbrassil Street - I think its a band hall.

1. See embarrassing note above!
2. No
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. No.
7. No
8. Yes

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

No. 6 is the Church of St Michael and John on Exchange Street Lower.

8. Yes

Lads and lassies, as I said ?I cant find my originals so I'm not 100% sure of my answers for 1 and 7. (Damn, ageing is tough)

1 is around Amiens Street, and 7 is southside. I'll find the answers soon I promise, and next time i'll make a note of namesbefore I post!

Gaspode · 20-05-2008 9:23pm

Victor wrote: »

Thats Crampton Court.

Even narrower, with 'footpaths'.

Wher's Crampton Court anyway?

Victor · 20-05-2008 9:38pm

There is a tiny archway next to the Project Arts Centre that leads to a tiny (8m x 8m?) square and then another, 'proper' laneway leads to Dame Street. You can just about make it out here between Crane Lane and Sycamore Street (zoom in). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dublin&ie=UTF8&ll=53.344601,-6.266338&spn=0.004682,0.014334&t=h&z=17

Its next to a place that can't be named on boards.ie for legal reasons.

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 9:41pm

deswalsh wrote: »

4 - Correct - The building is has a title of 'Dublin Skin & Cancer hospital'. Never noticed that before, and I doubt its still a hospital now

It was a very well known hospital and it closed last year.

deswalsh wrote:

1 - :o I'll have to get back to you on that one, I cant find where I left my originals with the names on them. You're in the right area though.

It Preston Street alright.

deswalsh wrote: »

Wher's Crampton Court anyway?

Between Dame Street and East Essex Street.

Gaspode · 20-05-2008 9:44pm

Victor wrote: »

There is a tiny archway next to the Project Arts Centre that leads to a tiny (8m x 8m?) square and then another, 'proper' laneway leads to Dame Street. You can just about make it out here between Crane Lane and Sycamore Street (zoom in). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dublin&ie=UTF8&ll=53.344601,-6.266338&spn=0.004682,0.014334&t=h&z=17

Its next to a place that can't be named on boards.ie for legal reasons.

Cant say I've noticed it. Its not the answer to No. 7 anyway, I've just found the original for that on another memory card. Now to find No. 1.....

Wishbone Ash · 20-05-2008 9:46pm

Just to put your mind at ease Des - here's Preston Street from another angle.

Gaspode · 20-05-2008 9:49pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It was a very well known hospital and it closed last year.

Obviously not to me, and I've been down that street so many time! I've only really started looking around me properly since this thread started.

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It Preston Street alright.

kudos to admiralofthefleet so for getting it right first. anyone know what the redbrick building is used for?
The pic was taken from the train as it passed through connolly btw, hence the weird angle.

Only No 7 left now folks.

Dublin Picture Game

Comments