Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets Explained

Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets
Native Name Lang:ga
Map Type:Dublin
Alternate Names:Dublin City Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market
Status:Protected structure
Building Type:Market
Architectural Style:Victorian
Address:Smithfield, Dublin
Location Country:Ireland
Coordinates:53.3481°N -6.2712°W
Opened Date:6 December 1892
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:Dublin City Council (as of 2022)
Material:Limestone, red brick, cast iron, terracotta
Floor Area:50300m2
Architect:Parke Neville, Spencer Harty (City Engineer)
Developer:Dublin Corporation
Main Contractor:Connelly & Son (Dominick Street)

The Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets (laterly the Dublin City Fruit and Vegetable Market) is a market located in the Smithfield area of Dublin in existence from the 6 December 1892 until its closure in 2019. At that point, legacy tenants received compensation and vacated the space to alternative premises to facilitate refurbishments and reopening as a retail and food focused market.[1] [2] In the months following the closure of the market, the onset of COVID-19 resulted in the suspension of the project and the temporary usage of the market to store building materials for nearby construction projects.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The original market was constructed along with an adjacent fish market. This was demolished in the early 2000s and now operates as a car park.[8] [9]

As of 2022, Dublin City Council still intends to re-open the market as a mixed wholesale, retail, fruit and vegetable market with the Time Out Market Lisboa and Borough Market often cited as operating models.

History

The building was planned by the city architect Parke Neville in 1884 but was not executed until after his death by Spencer Harty and William Wilson with modifications.[10] The iron roof was made by J. Lysaght of Bristol while the iron tympana over the doors were made by McGloughlin & Sons.

The building opened on the 6th of December 1892.

Building

The building was constructed mainly in red brick with some yellow brick lining while the roof is supported by a cast iron frame. The pilasters and elements around the doors and arches such as pediments are from carved limestone while the base of some of the doorways and pillars are made in harder granite to avoid the wear and tear which came with day-to-day market use.

Various pieces of terracotta statuary around the arches and doors reference produce traded at the market such as fish, fruit, vegetables and flowers. Most notably they include the figures of Lady Justice and Trade and the city arms over the Mary's Lane entrance by CW Harrison & Sons.[11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disagreement Over Who Should Run Council-Owned Fruit and Veg Market . Dublin Inquirer . 8 June 2022 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128185115/https://dublininquirer.com/2020/02/12/disagreement-over-who-should-run-council-owned-fruit-and-veg-market . live .
  2. Web site: Victorian Fruit and Vegetable market rented out as construction storage facility for €600 a week . Business Post . 8 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624202815/https://www.businesspost.ie/local-government/victorian-fruit-and-vegetable-market-rented-out-as-construction-storage-facility-for-e600-a-week/ . live .
  3. Web site: City Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Markets, Chancery Street, Saint Michan's Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN . Buildings of Ireland . 8 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624202818/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50070296/city-fruit-and-vegetable-wholesale-markets-chancery-street-saint-michans-street-dublin-7-dublin-city . live .
  4. Web site: Is the End Near for Dublin's Wholesale Fruit and Veg Market? . Dublin Inquirer . 8 June 2022 . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608125112/https://www.dublininquirer.com/2017/09/06/is-the-end-near-for-dublin-s-wholesale-fruit-and-veg-market . live .
  5. Web site: Dublin’s Victorian fruit market to close for two years for revamp . The Irish Times . 24 June 2022 . en . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002142/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dublin-s-victorian-fruit-market-to-close-for-two-years-for-revamp-1.3987460 . live .
  6. Web site: PIN to advise the market that Dublin City Council intends to initiate a tender competition for the redevelopment of wholesale fruit & veg market Mary's Lane D7 This is not a call for competition - Export opportunities - great.gov.uk . www.great.gov.uk . 24 June 2022 . 24 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624202821/https://www.great.gov.uk/export-opportunities/opportunities/pin-to-advise-the-market-that-dublin-city-council-intends-to-initiate-a-tender-competition-for-the-redevelopment-of-wholesale-fruit-veg-market-mary-s-lane-d7-this-is-not-a-call-for-competition . live .
  7. Web site: Dublin City Retail Food Market . urbact.eu . 24 June 2022 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128161927/https://urbact.eu/sites/default/files/dublin_lap_eng_24215.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Archiseek - Irish Architecture - 1892 - Fish Market, Dublin . Archiseek - Irish Architecture . 24 June 2022 . 13 November 2014 . 23 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623060048/https://www.archiseek.com/2014/fish-market-dublin/ . live .
  9. Web site: Trinity College Schools’ Competition Junior Gold Medal Winner; Dublin’s Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Market . History Ireland . 24 June 2022 . 21 February 2013 . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608125121/https://www.historyireland.com/trinity-college-schools-competition-junior-gold-medal-winner-dublins-wholesale-fruit-vegetable-market/ . live .
  10. Web site: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ARRAN STREET EAST (& MARY'S LANE), FISH & VEGETABLE MARKET Dictionary of Irish Architects - . www.dia.ie . 21 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Dublin Corporation Wholesale Markets, Mary’s Lane, Dublin 7 Built Dublin . 24 June 2022 . 29 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200129211439/http://builtdublin.com/dublin-corporation-wholesale-markets-marys-lane-dublin-7/ . live .
  12. Web site: Conroy . John . Dublin Fruit and Vegetable Market . Dublin Historical Record . 24 June 2022 . 36–44 . 2015.

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