Merchant’s Arch (Temple Bar in early stage of development)
Dublin, April 1984
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1984.
Merchant’s Arch, Temple Bar dominated by the then Central Bank in all its ugly, sunlight-stealing glory.
Brutal.
Merchant’s Arch, Dublin
Rob Cross writes:
My restored and colourised 1969 photo taken by photographer Elinor Wiltshire featuring a couple browsing through books in Merchant’s Arch…
Name those jammers (and LPs), anyone?
Yesterday: Cobbled Together
Meanwhile…
Love this. When I first glanced I thought the fella sitting down was on his mobile – it's his flippin sideburn 🤣
— gadgie (@gadgie3) October 12, 2021
Ah now.
Saturday.
Temple Bar, Dublin 8.
Musicians bring a coffin to Merchant’s Arch while protesting to save one of the best known traditional Irish music pubs, the Cobblestone.
A petition against proposal to build a hotel beside the pub has received almost 20,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. The proposed development would see the demolition of a number of derelict buildings adjoining the pub and the construction of a nine-storey hotel.
The decision to demolish the iconic Merchant’s Arch area in Temple Bar and build a new hotel in its place has caused fury
This morning.
Via Irish Times Letters:
The decision of An Bord Pleanála to grant permission for the development of a hotel at the Merchant’s Arch in the face of public opposition and against its own inspector’s recommendation is another egregious example of “hasten now to regret later” thinking that is an unfortunate mark of so many developments within Dublin city.
The wholesale emphasis upon building hotels to accommodate tourists has angered the many people who are increasingly unable to secure accommodation, either temporary or permanent, within the city.
The capacity to build hotels makes the oft-expressed concerns regarding a shortage of construction material and workers sound hollow. The unthinking desire to bring even greater numbers of visitors into the city is making it increasingly unlivable for its citizens.The Merchant’s Arch development was permitted despite the fact that “none of the architectural or planning jargon that swirls around this scheme can justify it”.
Quite apart from this observation and the anger and upset already caused, is it unreasonable for the public to expect that even the most blinkered of planners should recognise that the partial destruction and defacement of an historic landmark, which is an element of what attracts visitors to the city, in order to accommodate those same visitors, is absurd?
Joseph O’Gorman,
Dublin 8
Wednesday: Arch Villains
Pic: Wikipedia
Meanwhile…
Bringing #Ireland's #History to Life.🇮🇪👦🪑
My restored and colourised 1969 photo taken by photographer Elinor Wiltshire of a man sitting outside a furniture shop in Merchant's Arch, Temple Bar in Dublin City as a three-year-old Colm Irwin runs by.#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin pic.twitter.com/KSPWA4o2vO— Rob Cross aka RB+ (@RobCross247) October 7, 2021
The approval by An Bord Pleanala for the development of a four-storey hotel on Dublin’s Merchant’s Arch has provoked a petition opposing the plans signed by more than 27,000 people to date
This afternoon.
Nicorigo writes:
Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanala plan to destroy part of Merchant’s Arch to make way for an hotel. This is an iconic part of the city and it would be outrageous if the planning was to go ahead. There is a petition going on (see below), it would be great if you can share it. We need as many voices as possible to put a stop to this nonsense.
Petition here
Yesterday: Merchant’s Arch: Historic Dublin landmark to be demolished and replaced by hotel (Dublin Live)
