Open Cigarette Case with bullet hole

Proposed New Street - opposite Carlisle Bridge, now (1899), called “O’Connell Bridge”, being a continuation of Sackville Street. General Information: In 1782, the Wide Street Commission obtained Parliamentary approval for a new bridge to be erected east of Essex Bridge and for two new avenues to connect the House of Lords and Townsend St. with the new bridge. As a result, Carlisle Bridge, designed by James Gandon, was built and opened in 1794, and the Commission then turned its attention to the proposed new avenues, which became Westmorland St. and D’Olier St. respectively. By 1799, plans for the new avenues were sufficiently advanced to warrant the preparation of an elevation of the returns facing Carlisle Bridge. This drawing (WSC/Maps/160) was submitted to the Commission on 13 June by Henry A. Baker, who was also responsible for the design of Westmoreland St. The drawing features three separate elevations: on the left, facing Burgh Quay; in the centre, at the junction of D’Olier and Westmorland Streets; and on the right, facing Aston Quay. All buildings were to be five storeys high, with shops at ground level, set into colonnades were never executed, and the completed buildings differed greatly from this early design. Carlisle Buildings occupied the site facing Burgh Quay. It was demolished in the early 1960’s and the site is now occupied by O’Connell Bridge House. The first building at the junction of D’Olier and Westmorland Streets occupied a much smaller site than first intended. It was demolished in 1894 and was replaced by the offices of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company. The Ballast Office, completed in 1802, occupied the site facing Aston Quay. The building was remodelled and extended during the 1860’s and was demolished in 1979. It was replaced by a modern office block with replica façade. On reverse: ‘Elevation of New Streets opposite Carlisle Bridge’. Scale: Not stated Size: 19¼" x 52" - 52 cms x 132½ cms Paper (2 sheets, watermark ‘J.Whatman’); ink; watercolours

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