Blackhall Place, along the adjoining Blackhall Parade, Blackhall Street, Blackhall Green, and Blackhall Row in Dublin 7 are all named for Sir Thomas Blackhall. Blackhall Place first appears on maps in 1822.[2] This area of the city was previously known as Oxmanstown Green. The area was originally designed and laid out by Thomas Ivory, who designed the buildings now occupied by the Law Society of Ireland.[3] The original street did not meet the river, and was extended to meet Benburb Street in 1886.[4]
A large amount of the original Georgian houses have been demolished, with a small number of surviving examples. On the corner of Blackhall Place and Hendrick Street, there is a former Methodist chapel, known as the Gravel Walk Methodist Church.[4] This was rebuilt in 1841.[5]
The area around Blackhall Place, and the construction of the James Joyce Bridge was part of the 1996 Historic Area Rejuvenation Project.[6]
Housing schemeEdit
In the late 19th century, the Dublin City Council developed a plot to create a new street as well as renovating existing tenements located in Blackhall Place. This plot involved the local finance and leases committee selling the property to the Artisans' Dwellings Committee. The site in question was Blackhall Place, Blackhall Street, Blackhall Parade and North King Street.[7]
Housing in North King Street
The plan created was to build 59 new houses with some being multiple occupancy. These houses would be divided up into four different classes from A-D. Class A would have 8 houses, class B to have 6 houses, C to have 15 and class D were to have 30 houses. On top of this, a newly developed road was to be built where 29 two-storey tenements containing four dwellings each were to be built for the A class residents. The cost to rent a ground floor tenement was 3s. 6d. per week. These ground floor tenements had a garden which was 19x17 feet. The upper floor of these tenements would cost 2s. 6d. per week to rent, with each tenement having a toilet. The Artisans Dwelling Company had also planned for 5 two-storey houses looking onto North King Street. The ground floor would be occupied with shops as well as a coal bunker, meat safe and a yard available to rent for 6s. 6d per week for Class B residents. Class C would have the availability to rent 15 two-storey houses in single occupancy in Blackhall Place including 2 bedrooms and a yard which could be rented for 7s. 6d. per week. 8 one-storey occupancy houses were wished to be built by the Corporation for Class D with the rent being 4s. 6d. per week. The Class E dwellings were different to the other dwellings as it was proposed to renovate existing houses on Blackhall Street with five tenements per house with the rent being varied for the upper and ground floors.[7]
CriticismEdit
Sir Charles CameronEdit
Sir Charles Cameron , the Superintendent Medical Officer for Health at this time clearly voiced his views which were reported in Report 102/1891. He believed that the rent costs for these dwellings were too much for the residents and the local people who needed these dwellings for a place to live. He believed that the rent for all these locations should not exceed 3s. 6d. per week. He also thought that the corporation should revert to using single family homes instead of being renovated. Cameron's opinion carried huge weight and the corporation held him and his opinion in high esteem. This was evident as the Treasury decided to lower the rent depending on the category of class assigned .[7]
Spencer HartyEdit
The City Surveyor during this time was Spencer Harty. He spoke out to the fact of the rent being so high, describing how he deliberately chose to put the rents this high as Blackhall Place was a respectable area. The Corporation provided an insight into the employments of the residents living in these dwellings. These jobs were not seen as being ones which would employ a 'working class artisan', such as cooper, carpenter, tailor and a police constable.[7]
Redevelopment of Blackhall Street
ArchitectureEdit
Due to Spencer Harty's concern to build respectable houses in the area, the council then decided to build in brick rather than in breeze concrete, even though the concrete was cheaper to buy. They also used the old bricks from the demolished buildings for use in the reconstruction of these new dwellings.[7] Blackhall Place was then officially opened on 3 October 1896. Speeches were made where a common theme was that each family should have a house to their own.
Modern redevelopmentEdit
Blackhall Place and some surrounding areas have been redeveloped on a number of occasions since its development. Some redesigning, including block flats, has been a common occurrence in its redevelopment however the street frontages have mainly survived throughout the past decades and are still good examples of single occupancy housing as well as the shops with flats.[7]
Modern housingEdit
Social housingEdit
In 2021, the developer Bartra built a seven-storey block with 23 apartments on a derelict site in Blackhall Place. For the next 25 years, the company has agreed to lease the entire building to Dublin City Council who intend to use it as social housing at a cost of €500,000. Under the long-term leasing scheme, local authorities pay between 82% and 95% of the market rent.[8]
Student housingEdit
In 2016, with Blackhall Place being located near Dublin Institute of Technology's (now TU Dublin) campus in Grangegorman, student accommodation including office blocks was amongst buildings for sale in Blackhall Place. As of 2021, these are available to rent as a student starting from €220 a week.[9]
ReferencesEdit
^"Plás Blackhall/Blackhall Place". Logainm.ie. from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 9. ISBN1850680000.
^Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 17. ISBN0717132048.
^ abCasey, Christine (2005). Dublin : the city within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. pp. 266–267. ISBN9780300109238.
^"Hendrick Street: a slightly unloved Dublin street". historyeye. from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^"James Joyce Bridge". www.bridgesofdublin.ie. from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ abcdefBUILDING HEALTHY HOMES : dublin corporation's first housing schemes, 1880-1925. [S.l.]: FOUR COURTS PRESS. 2021. ISBN0-9500512-6-8. OCLC 1224246136.
^Byrne, Louise. "Social housing - investor goldmine or public good?". RTÉ News. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^Fagan, Jack. "Student housing and offices on Blackhall Place for over €10m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
August 31, 2023
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Blackhall Place Irish Plas Blackhall 1 is a street in Dublin Ireland Blackhall PlaceBlackhall PlaceNative namePlas Blackhall Irish NamesakeSir Thomas BlackhallLocationDublin IrelandPostal codeD07north endStoneybattersouth endJames Joyce Bridge Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Housing scheme 3 1 Criticism 3 1 1 Sir Charles Cameron 3 1 2 Spencer Harty 3 2 Architecture 3 3 Modern redevelopment 4 Modern housing 4 1 Social housing 4 2 Student housing 5 ReferencesLocation EditBlackhall Place runs from Stoneybatter in the north to the River Liffey and the James Joyce Bridge History EditBlackhall Place along the adjoining Blackhall Parade Blackhall Street Blackhall Green and Blackhall Row in Dublin 7 are all named for Sir Thomas Blackhall Blackhall Place first appears on maps in 1822 2 This area of the city was previously known as Oxmanstown Green The area was originally designed and laid out by Thomas Ivory who designed the buildings now occupied by the Law Society of Ireland 3 The original street did not meet the river and was extended to meet Benburb Street in 1886 4 A large amount of the original Georgian houses have been demolished with a small number of surviving examples On the corner of Blackhall Place and Hendrick Street there is a former Methodist chapel known as the Gravel Walk Methodist Church 4 This was rebuilt in 1841 5 The area around Blackhall Place and the construction of the James Joyce Bridge was part of the 1996 Historic Area Rejuvenation Project 6 Housing scheme EditIn the late 19th century the Dublin City Council developed a plot to create a new street as well as renovating existing tenements located in Blackhall Place This plot involved the local finance and leases committee selling the property to the Artisans Dwellings Committee The site in question was Blackhall Place Blackhall Street Blackhall Parade and North King Street 7 nbsp Housing in North King StreetThe plan created was to build 59 new houses with some being multiple occupancy These houses would be divided up into four different classes from A D Class A would have 8 houses class B to have 6 houses C to have 15 and class D were to have 30 houses On top of this a newly developed road was to be built where 29 two storey tenements containing four dwellings each were to be built for the A class residents The cost to rent a ground floor tenement was 3s 6d per week These ground floor tenements had a garden which was 19x17 feet The upper floor of these tenements would cost 2s 6d per week to rent with each tenement having a toilet The Artisans Dwelling Company had also planned for 5 two storey houses looking onto North King Street The ground floor would be occupied with shops as well as a coal bunker meat safe and a yard available to rent for 6s 6d per week for Class B residents Class C would have the availability to rent 15 two storey houses in single occupancy in Blackhall Place including 2 bedrooms and a yard which could be rented for 7s 6d per week 8 one storey occupancy houses were wished to be built by the Corporation for Class D with the rent being 4s 6d per week The Class E dwellings were different to the other dwellings as it was proposed to renovate existing houses on Blackhall Street with five tenements per house with the rent being varied for the upper and ground floors 7 Criticism Edit Sir Charles Cameron Edit Sir Charles Cameron the Superintendent Medical Officer for Health at this time clearly voiced his views which were reported in Report 102 1891 He believed that the rent costs for these dwellings were too much for the residents and the local people who needed these dwellings for a place to live He believed that the rent for all these locations should not exceed 3s 6d per week He also thought that the corporation should revert to using single family homes instead of being renovated Cameron s opinion carried huge weight and the corporation held him and his opinion in high esteem This was evident as the Treasury decided to lower the rent depending on the category of class assigned 7 Spencer Harty Edit The City Surveyor during this time was Spencer Harty He spoke out to the fact of the rent being so high describing how he deliberately chose to put the rents this high as Blackhall Place was a respectable area The Corporation provided an insight into the employments of the residents living in these dwellings These jobs were not seen as being ones which would employ a working class artisan such as cooper carpenter tailor and a police constable 7 nbsp Redevelopment of Blackhall StreetArchitecture Edit Due to Spencer Harty s concern to build respectable houses in the area the council then decided to build in brick rather than in breeze concrete even though the concrete was cheaper to buy They also used the old bricks from the demolished buildings for use in the reconstruction of these new dwellings 7 Blackhall Place was then officially opened on 3 October 1896 Speeches were made where a common theme was that each family should have a house to their own Modern redevelopment Edit Blackhall Place and some surrounding areas have been redeveloped on a number of occasions since its development Some redesigning including block flats has been a common occurrence in its redevelopment however the street frontages have mainly survived throughout the past decades and are still good examples of single occupancy housing as well as the shops with flats 7 Modern housing EditSocial housing Edit In 2021 the developer Bartra built a seven storey block with 23 apartments on a derelict site in Blackhall Place For the next 25 years the company has agreed to lease the entire building to Dublin City Council who intend to use it as social housing at a cost of 500 000 Under the long term leasing scheme local authorities pay between 82 and 95 of the market rent 8 Student housing Edit In 2016 with Blackhall Place being located near Dublin Institute of Technology s now TU Dublin campus in Grangegorman student accommodation including office blocks was amongst buildings for sale in Blackhall Place As of 2021 these are available to rent as a student starting from 220 a week 9 References Edit Plas Blackhall Blackhall Place Logainm ie Archived from the original on 24 November 2021 Retrieved 24 November 2021 M Cready C T 1987 Dublin street names dated and explained Blackrock Co Dublin Carraig p 9 ISBN 1850680000 Clerkin Paul 2001 Dublin street names Dublin Gill amp Macmillan p 17 ISBN 0717132048 a b Casey Christine 2005 Dublin the city within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park New Haven Conn Yale University Press pp 266 267 ISBN 9780300109238 Hendrick Street a slightly unloved Dublin street historyeye Archived from the original on 24 November 2021 Retrieved 24 November 2021 James Joyce Bridge www bridgesofdublin ie Archived from the original on 24 November 2021 Retrieved 24 November 2021 a b c d e f BUILDING HEALTHY HOMES dublin corporation s first housing schemes 1880 1925 S l FOUR COURTS PRESS 2021 ISBN 0 9500512 6 8 OCLC 1224246136 Byrne Louise Social housing investor goldmine or public good RTE News Retrieved 3 June 2021 Fagan Jack Student housing and offices on Blackhall Place for over 10m The Irish Times Retrieved 3 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blackhall Place amp oldid 1158170843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
