Golden Lane, Dublin
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| Native name | Lána an Óir(Irish) |
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| Former name(s) | Cross Lane |
| Namesake | Goldsmiths |
| Length | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Width | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Location | Dublin,Ireland |
| Postal code | D08 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′26″N6°16′07″W/ 53.340658°N 6.268608°W |
| west end | Bride Street, Bull Alley Street |
| Major junctions | Stephen Street |
| east end | Johnson Place |
Golden Lane(Irish:Lána an Óir)[1]is a street on the Southside of Dublin city. It runs fromBride Streetin the west toLongford StreetandStephen Streetin the east. It is intersected byShip Street Great,Whitefriar StreetandChancery Lane.
It is one of the oldest streets in Dublin outside of the oldcity gates and walls,dating from at least 1466. It was originally named Cross Lane, and is shown as such onJohn Speed's map of Dublin of 1610. This changed around the time theGoldsmith's Guildmoved to Goldsmith's Hall at 22 Golden Lane in 1812 however the Golden Heart pub was also located on the street in the 18th century as well as a number of other goldsmiths. From 1709 to 1812 Goldsmith's Hall was located on nearbyWerburgh Street.[2]
As of 2023, none of the original pre-20th century buildings remain on the street, at least above above ground level.[3][4]
History
[edit]Church of St Michael le Pole
[edit]The street was close to the site of the Church of St Michael le Pole ( "St Michael of the pool" ) at the time Norse invaders arrived in the 9th and 10th centuries.[3][5]The church was located off Golden Lane between Ship Street Great and Chancery Lane.[6]
The building was deconsecrated in 1682 following the uniting of the parishes of St Michael Le Pole, St Stephen andSt Bride,and in 1706 it became a school.[7]Theround towerof the church lasted for almost 700 years until It was damaged in a storm in 1775 and was taken down.[8]
Early Scandinavian Dublin
[edit]The street was occupied in Viking times, as it is near the Dubh Linn, the black pool which gave Dublin its name. It was also at one of the highest points in the city nearDublin Castleand hence would have been a natural defensive position. Various Viking burials and artefacts have been found near the original street line.[9]
Post-1700
[edit]In the 18th century, the street was mainly residential, containing the houses of educated and professional persons and merchants from the city proper.[citation needed]A gatehouse referred to as "Whitefriars gatehouse" is detailed on the street on John Roque's 1756 map of Dublin.[10]In 1790, the architectFrancis Sandysdesigned a fountain on the street to match other fountains which he designed for James Street and Merrion Street, which are still in existence.[11]
By 1862, the street was dominated by cobblers as well as some of the residual businesses related to the gold trade.[12]By the early 20th century, the street, along with much of the inner city, was in decline with much of the street recorded as tenements in the 1901 census.[13]The last of the original Georgian and pre-Georgian houses were demolished in the 1980s.[citation needed]
Notable residents
[edit]
- John Field- composer and musician[14]
- Lily Kempson
- Fielding Ould- medical practitioner
- Laetitia Pilkington[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Lána an Óir/Golden Lane".logainm.ie.Retrieved27 May2024.
- ^Guinness, Henry S. (1922)."Dublin Trade Gilds".The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.12(2): 143–163.JSTOR25513267.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^ab"11672 « Excavations".excavations.ie.Retrieved14 August2023.
- ^"Dublin City Archaeological Archive/Golden Lane, Dublin 8 (04E1030) Collection".Irish Archives Resource.Retrieved14 August2023.
- ^"St Michael le Pole Church".irelandxo.Retrieved27 May2024.
- ^"Dublin's oldest street? | Irish Archaeology".irisharchaeology.ie.8 April 2013.Retrieved21 August2024.
- ^"12th C. – St Michael le Pole, Dublin".Architecture @ Archiseek.12 January 2013.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^"History".Dublin Royal Convention Centre.Retrieved27 May2024.
- ^"Golden Lane, Dublin 8 (04E1030) Collection"(PDF).dublincity.ie.Retrieved27 May2024.
- ^"DU018-020039-: Gatehouse: Dublin South City".heritagedata.maps.arcgis.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^"Dictionary of Irish Architects".dia.ie.Retrieved27 May2024.
- ^"Thom's Almanac (1862)".libraryireland.Retrieved14 August2023.
- ^Kearns, Kevin C. (7 March 2006).Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History of the Dublin Slums.Gill & Macmillan Ltd.ISBN978-0-7171-5906-2.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^Mulvaney, Amy (2 January 2019)."Double Take: The modest plaque dedicated to 'Ireland's answer to Mozart'".TheJournal.ie.Retrieved28 May2024.
- ^Pilkington, Laetitia (1997).Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington.University of Georgia Press.ISBN978-0-8203-1719-9.Retrieved28 May2024.
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