Dublin Picture Game 2.0 (read the rules in post #1)

Mercian Pro

Correct on #3 but not on #2..

John Mason

is no.2 the clarkes shoe shop building on O'Connell Street

Mercian Pro

That's it John, officially known as Manfield Chambers.

And now for No.1 .....

Wishbone Ash

Mercian Pro wrote: »

That's it John, officially known as Manfield Chambers.

And now for No.1 .....

That's impressive John!

Mercian Pro- is/was no. 1 connected with pawnbroking?

babaracus

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's impressive John!

Mercian Pro- is/was no. 1 connected with pawnbroking?

Looks like it, the 3 balls is the symbol for a pawnbrokers.
There used to be a few on Capel St. John Brereton still remains with the 3 golden balls outside.

Peregrine

North City Money Office..definitely remember seeing that somewhere but I can't put my finger on it

Mercian Pro

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's impressive John!

Mercian Pro- is/was no. 1 connected with pawnbroking?

Is - no; Was - yes. Have you been able to make out the writing on the chimney stack below the symbol?

Ah, Nimrod just got there first!

John Mason

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's impressive John!

Mercian Pro- is/was no. 1 connected with pawnbroking?

Thanks, I knew all those mornings sitting in traffic on the bus would eventually pay off

Mercian Pro

A few (very) cryptic clues to hopefully speed things up:
Ulysses and the BVM.

babaracus

Mercian Pro wrote: »

A few (very) cryptic clues to hopefully speed things up:
Ulysses and the BVM.

Some probably useless stabs in the semi-dark:

1. BVM would lead me to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the corner of Fairview Strand/Phillipsburgh Avenue. Opposite this church on Fairview Strand there is an oldish building with I think the name "Communications House" on it now. That name is modern enough I think. It's not the top of that one is it? Not sure where Ulysses fits in there right enough.

2. Just off James Joyce Street there is a St Mary's Mansions but most of James Joyce Street is modern so not sure.

Mercian Pro

Closer with 2 than 1 Babaracus but still some distance off I'm afraid.

Wishbone Ash

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Ulysses and the BVM.

mmmmmmm.....let me see.

Ulysses - Nora Barnacle- Eccles Street
BVM's spouse = Joseph - St Joseph's Parade behind Eccles Street.

Ice cold I suppose!

Mercian Pro

Not ice cold but not quite hot either. The owner of the pawnbrokers is the link with Ulysses.

Peregrine

I have a feeling that it's somewhere from Smithfield to Phibsborough..

Could be totally wrong

Mercian Pro

No, Nimrod. Wishbone and Babaracus are closer. The triangular chimney stack is quite rare but it has five others as neighbours.
Another photo clue tomorrow and the BVM connection if nobody spots it before then.

Mercian Pro

This is the front of the same building on the left in 1913 and no, I didn't take it. The caption refers to the statue with the Pawnbroker's symbol.


At some stage over the last century, the statue morphed into this, presumably when some religious order bought the house.


So, where is it?

earlyevening

North Circular?

Lapin

earlyevening wrote: »

North Circular?

Ah come on :rolleyes:

A road that runs from Phoenix Park to Summerhill taking in a number of postcodes is hardly a specific answer to the location of a building.

Mercian Pro

Afraid not.

Dancor

I know that from somewhere, is it Gardnier Street or Sharard street?

Mercian Pro

You tell me - one guess only:)

Peregrine

Gardiner Street, I was thinking that but I couldn't find it on Google Maps

But I think it's the first building on Gardiner Street after the Gardiner/Dorset junction, before Sharard Street

Mercian Pro

Well done Nimrod - poached from under Dancor's nose!
It's in the middle of the first terrace of houses on the right hand side of Gardiner Street.
This is the view of the backs from Dorset Street:


The Ulysses connection is that Mrs M'Guinness, the proprietor of the pawnshop at 38 Gardiner Street is mentioned in the book (well I did say it was cryptic!).

Peregrine

Ah behind the building, that's why I couldn't find the chimney after all that Streetviweing around that area yesterday Must have seen it from the bus or something.

Somebody who guessed the first two go

Peregrine

Since they're not posting, here goes.


Hope it's not too easy, first time I posted a picture.

BowWow

RDS, Ballsbridge?

fascination

Hi there, first time guesser. Is it on Botanic Road? A building known as Creation House. Don't know what it was originally called.

http://www.property.ie/commercial-property/Creation-House-Botanic-Road-Glasnevin-Dublin-11/93591/

vektarman

The old Smurfit building on Botanic Road?

Peregrine

fascination wrote: »

Hi there, first time guesser. Is it on Botanic Road? A building known as Creation House. Don't know what it was originally called.

http://www.property.ie/commercial-property/Creation-House-Botanic-Road-Glasnevin-Dublin-11/93591/

Yup

vektarman wrote: »

The old Smurfit building on Botanic Road?

And yup

It's the old Smurfit building on Botanic Road, didn't know it was called Creation House now, interesting.

Over to you fascination, if you don't have a picture you can pass it on to vektarman.

Peregrine

Also here's a few bigger pictures, sorry I can't edit a post to attach files on mobile.

Lovely little building this