michaelswalker

I think not a brick of this is still standing apart from the pillars of that gate on the right: Streetview

Thanks Niall McAuley - I had the same thought. It even made me question whether this was correctly labelled - but the gates and corner angle does seem to match. The baths (and building beyond) do look very ornate, so it's intriguing that only the lowly gate posts were "saved"...

The image in the Archiseek entry doesn't seem to match fully. Although, given that it gives a demolition date of 1970, what we may see here is the last vestiges (the other elements perhaps demolished before Mr Walker captured this shot...) We came across these baths on VictorianBathsDOTOrg when researching the baths in Bray. www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/27855336191/

From the DIA: Name: BARTER, RICHARD [2] * Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, LINCOLN PLACE, TURKISH BATHS Date: 1858-1860 Nature: New Turkish baths with 'Eastern architectural characteristics'. 'Mr Barter'[i.e. Richard Barter, RHA], architect & sculptor of Cork designed and superintended its completion. Builder: Meade. Clerk of Works: Dwyer. Plasterers: Hogan & Son. Refs: B 16, 6 Nov 1858, 751; B 17, 12 Nov 1859, 749; DB 1, 1 May,1 Sep 1859, 60,112; DB 2, 1 Jan 1860, 176; F. O'Dwyer, Lost Dublin (1981), 58(illus.). Name: BENSON, JOHN (SIR) Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, LINCOLN PLACE, TURKISH BATHS Date: 1859 Nature: 'designed by Sir John Benson for Mr Dargan' (but see also Richard Barter [2]) Refs: DB 1, 1 Jan 1859, 7

That archiseek page says closed in 1900 (hence, not marked on the 25" map), demolished in 1970.

I'm afraid I won't be able to help with dating the shot as I was hitched by 1973 and Zero's Disco was not on my social calendar. Just a few aspects to point out, all the cars are facing west as the north quays were one way in that direction at that time, that didn't change until after 1978. The facility was now boarded or galvanised up as it had become a meeting place for (shock horror) gay men and a number of muggings had taken place there. We're gone away from that abuse of gay people (I hope?) In the distance you can see the green copper top to the tower in Guiness's and the chimney nearby which I think is gone now? The Liffey doesn't look too bad but believe me it still stank and was not nearly as clean as it is today!

Swordscookie That's terrible about the muggings! Did not know that. Do you know what that Guinness tower is called, or if there's a nickname for it - sure there must be? And thanks for spotting the cars/one way system. Complete opposite to now.

The caption on a photo on this link says it's called St Patricks Tower cobb.smugmug.com/Europe/Ireland/Guinness-Brewery-Dublin-8... And according to this link it was the "largest smock windmill" in Europe, it was actually used to power the making of Roes WHISKEY!!! and not Guiness at all, and that's a surprise to me!! www.classicwhiskey.com/history/georowhis.htm

Swordscookie Thanks! Also finding it (now that you did most of the donkey work!) as St. Patrick's Mill...

The urinal was one of the French style pissoirs imported prior to the 1932 Dublin Eucharistic Congress as part of a 'clean up Dublin' campaign.

The National Library of Ireland on The Commons is always amazing! In 1966, nine years earlier -

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There's a Movietone report on Youtube of the lying in state and funeral.

Yea!! ., and he had to die during summer holidays so no days off school. patriot? huh!!

His death in August also caused problems for his old school, who had been asked to provide an honour guard at Linden convalescent home for his removal. My brother and I were drafted in as we lived locally. It was interesting to see the Fianna Fáil shadow cabinet walk up the drive, especially CJ Haughey and David Andrews walking side-by-side, a metre apart in height and even more in politics!