Fitzwilliam Square? Locked?

giftgrub

Can anyone explain the deal with Fitzwilliam Square?

Despite living in Dublin for almost 15 years and working around the city centre i had no idea tthe park in Fitzwilliam Square was locked

One of the gates was opened this afternoon, so i went in to eat my lunch, when i tried to get out the gates were locked, i had to wait for someone with a key to open the gate.

Is it private?

NextSteps

Yes it's private, it belongs to the residents of the square. I knew someone whose dad had a key once, it's a lovely place.

Jay D

you should have just hopped over the railings :pac:

:|

yeah its private, you can buy a key if you live/work there. There's a tennis court iirc, nice place to have lunch. People often end up standing around waiting for people to open it because of forgotten keys etc so dont feel bad op

Gillo

Hadn't realised that it was a private park.

Who actually owns it then?

europerson

Gillo wrote: »

Hadn't realised that it was a private park.

Who actually owns it then?

The freehold is owned by the Earl of Pembroke, but the Square is leased to the Fitzwilliam Square Association (owners of the houses along the Square). The lease began in 1974, running for 150 years at nominal rent.

eirebhoy

We used to jump over regularly at this time of the year for a game of tennis. Never a problem.

wixfjord

Sorry for dragging up old threads but does anyone know how to get a key for the square/who to contact?

admiralofthefleet

wixfjord wrote: »

Sorry for dragging up old threads but does anyone know how to get a key for the square/who to contact?

havent the foggiest but maybe the opw would be worth a try

disssco

wixfjord wrote: »

Sorry for dragging up old threads but does anyone know how to get a key for the square/who to contact?

You need to defeat the gatekeeper in a game of riddles.

sunnyjim

You're on fire tonight disssco

I never realised it was closed. I just thought it was a lovely park that no-one ventured into!

jdivision

europerson wrote: »

The freehold is owned by the Earl of Pembroke, but the Square is leased to the Fitzwilliam Square Association (owners of the houses along the Square). The lease began in 1974, running for 150 years at nominal rent.

Not any more, bought by Johnny Ronan of Treasury Holdings. wixjford, if you live there you should get a key as a matter of course, if you work there your employer should be able to sort one. Otherwise you're stuck with the rest of us hoi polloi

Wishbone Ash

jdivision wrote: »

if you live there you should get a key as a matter of course

AFAIK there is only one private residence there now.

jdivision

Nope Tony O'Reilly has a house there, there's another one for sale at the moment and a number of the upper floors in some of the buildings are apartments. a good few have mews at the back too which probably have keys.

admiralofthefleet

my late grandfather's great grandparents were fitzwilliam clan, is there anything i can do to get a key?

Victor

Talk to your grandfather's great grandparents. They can sort you out.

:pac:

lostexpectation

when stephen green was private it was to keep the 'plebs' (sic) out.

lostexpectation

the arguement that its their front garden doens't hold water anymore with all the offices in the buildings.

jdivision

Doesn't matter, it's privately owned.

Ste.phen

lostexpectation wrote: »

the arguement that its their front garden doens't hold water anymore with all the offices in the buildings.

It's the front garden of the offices