Henrietta Street, Dublin Explained

Henrietta Street
Map Type:Ireland Central Dublin
Namesake:Henrietta, Duchess of Grafton (1690–1726); or Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton (1697–1730)
Length M:160
Location:Dublin, Ireland
Postal Code:D01
Coordinates:53.3525°N -6.27°W
Direction A:northwest
Terminus A:Archway leading to King's Inns
Direction B:southeast
Terminus B:Bolton Street
Known For:Georgian Dublin, tenements, 14 Henrietta Street

Henrietta Street is a Dublin street, to the north of Bolton Street on the north side of the city, first laid out and developed by Luke Gardiner during the 1720s.[1] A very wide street relative to streets in other 18th-century cities, it includes a number of very large red-brick city palaces of Georgian design.

Name

The street is generally held to be named after Henrietta (née Somerset; 1690–1726), the wife of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton,[2] [3] although an alternative candidate is Henrietta (née Crofts; 1697–1730), third wife of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton. The nearby Bolton Street is named after Paulet.[4]

History

Henrietta Street is the earliest Georgian Street in Dublin, and at the forefront of Dublin's later Georgian streetscapes.[5] Construction on the street started in the mid-1720s, on land bought by the Gardiner family in 1721. Construction was still taking place in the 1750s.[6] Gardiner had a mansion, designed by Richard Cassels, built for his own use around 1730.

The street was popularly referred to as Primate's Hill, as one of the houses was owned by the Archbishop of Armagh, although this house, along with two others, was demolished to make way for the Law Library of King's Inns.

The street fell into disrepair during the 19th and 20th centuries, with the houses being used as tenements. While the houses on Henrietta Street had been home to a small number of wealthy residents in the 18th century, these were given-over to tenement use during the 19th century,[7] and by 1911 there were 835 people living in poverty in just 15 houses.[8] A number of houses on the street remained in use as tenements until the 1970s. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the street has been subject to restoration efforts.

The street has been used as a period-location for film and TV companies,[9] with productions filmed including Albert Nobbs, Inspector George Gently and Foyle's War.

The street is a cul-de-sac, with the Law Library of King's Inns facing onto its western end. As of 2017, there are 13 houses on the street. One of these houses, 14 Henrietta Street, was opened as a museum in late 2018.[10] 14 Henrietta Street tells the story of the building and of the lives of the people who lived there.[11] A plaque at the address commemorates its association with Irish republican Thomas Bryan..[12]

First residents

The street was initially popular with landed and merchant families, and a number of hereditary peers had properties on the street in the mid-18th century.[13] The houses were built to have rear gardens and mews.

North-side

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Western end

South-side

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See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig, Maurice . 2006 . Dublin 1660-1860 . First published 1952 . 129 . 1-905483-11-2.
  2. Web site: Henrietta Street, Dublin - Buildings of Ireland - Irish Architecture . Archiseek . 24 March 2017 . 25 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325123033/http://archiseek.com/2010/1720-henrietta-street-dublin/ . live .
  3. Book: M'Cready, C. T. . Dublin street names dated and explained . 1987 . Carraig . 1-85068-005-1 . Blackrock, Co. Dublin . 49 . 263974843.
  4. Web site: RSAI - Excursions and Outings - King's Inns and Henrietta Street . Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080520215745/http://www.rsai.ie/index.cfm?action=obj.display&obj_id=134 . 20 April 2009 . 20 May 2008.
  5. Web site: Henrietta Street Conservation Plan . Dublin City Heritage Plan . Dublin City Council . [Henrietta] street is [..] the single remaining intact example of an early-18th century street of houses, which was at the forefront of what was to become the Georgian style . 2004 . 4 . 26 September 2021 . 25 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325201534/http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/Planning/HeritageConservation/Documents/plean_caomhantais_shraid_henrietta_street_conservation_plan.pdf . live .
  6. Book: Sheridan, Edel . 2001 . Dublin Through Space & Time . Brady . Joseph . Simms . Angrett . Four Courts Press . . 91–93 . 1-85182-641-6.
  7. News: Museum of Dublin tenement life set for Henrietta Street . The Irish Times . 30 April 2015 . 24 March 2017 . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170511221539/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/museum-of-dublin-tenement-life-set-for-henrietta-street-1.2194311 . live .
  8. Web site: Dublin - Poverty and Health . Ireland in the early 20th century . National Archives . 24 March 2017 . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170311185519/http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/exhibition/dublin/poverty_health.html . live .
  9. Web site: Film Titles With Location Matching "Henrietta Street, Dublin" . IMDb . 24 March 2017 . 25 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112828/http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Henrietta%20Street,%20Dublin,%20County%20Dublin,%20Ireland . live .
  10. News: News - Officially Opening of 14 Henrietta Street . Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland . riai.ie . 20 September 2018 . 3 May 2019 . 3 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503101750/https://www.riai.ie/news/article/officially_opening_of_14_henrietta_street . live .
  11. Web site: What will you experience . 14henriettastreet.ie . Dublin City Council . 3 May 2019 . 3 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503101135/https://14henriettastreet.ie/what-will-you-experience/ . live .
  12. News: Blaney . Amy . Plaque unveiled to Thomas Bryan, one of the ‘Forgotten 10’ during War of Independence . Irish Independent.
  13. Web site: Henrietta Street, Dublin . Architecture of Dublin . Archiseek . In the mid 1700s, the street was inhabited by five peers, a peeress, a peer's son, a judge, a member of parliament, a Bishop and two wealthy clergymen as well as Luke Gardiner himself . 24 March 2017 . 25 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325123033/http://archiseek.com/2010/1720-henrietta-street-dublin/ . live .
  14. Shaffrey Associates Architects; John Montague, Architectural Historian; Carrig Conservation Ltd; Dr. Tracy Pickerill; Lee McCullough & Partners, Consulting Engineers; Boylan Farrelly, Quantity Surveyors; Henrietta Street Conservation Plan Dublin City Heritage

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