Architect, of London, for whom see Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 (RIBA 2001), 722-3, Oxford DNB, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects &c. George Edmund Street, one of the most original and successful ecclesiastical architects of his day, designed two Church of Ireland churches in Ireland: St John's, Ardamine, Co. Wexford (1860-1862) and Fiddown parish church, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny (1860-1863). He also restored Christ Church cathedral, Dublin (1871-1878), designed the adjacent Synod Hall (1871-1875), and began the restoration of Kildare cathedral (1872-1896), which was formerly in ruins. He was consulted over the continuation of the restoration of St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, 1876, after WILLIAM SLATER' WILLIAM SLATER' s work there had been completed.(1) On a visit to Dublin in 1866, he gave a lecture at the Museum of Industry.(2)

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(1) IB 18, 15 Feb 1876, 54.
(2) DB 8, 15 Apr 1866, 95

7 work entries listed in chronological order for STREET, GEORGE EDMUND #

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Building:	CO. WEXFORD, ARDAMINE (GOREY), CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST (CI)
Date:	1860-62
Nature:	E. English style. Built partly as memorial to Mr & Mrs Richards of Ardamine. To seat about 100. Ded. 1860. Cons. 26 May 1862. Ardamine limestone, Knockavacka stone dressings. Godwin's encaustic tiles. Irish marbles. Stained glass by Clayton & Co., London. Contr. & supervisor of work: John Kelly, Gorey
Refs:	DB 3, 1 Jul 1861, 554; 4, 15 Jun 1862, 157; Wexford Independent, 29 Jun 1861, 31 May 1862 (information kindly supplied by Conor O'Brien, Annacurra, Co. Wicklow); J.B. Leslie, Ferns Clergy and Parishes (1936), 108; Douglas Scott Richardson, Gothic Revival Architecture in Ireland (1983), 526

Building:	CO. KILKENNY, PILTOWN, CHURCH OF ST PAUL (CI, FIDDOWN PARISH, NEW)
Date:	1860-63
Nature:	New parish church to seat 298 on site given by Earl of Bessborough in Bessborough demesne. 3-bay nave & 2-bay chancel, N, vestry, W door. 6 lancet windows surmounted by circular light in W gable. Bellcote on W gable. Chancel side lights brought from old Fiddown church. 1st stone laid, Nov. 1861. Completed end 1863. Contractor: J. Fitzpatrick, Waterford. Work supervised by Mr Richardson, under-agent to Earl of Bessborough.
Refs:	Drawing(s), signed and dated 'G.E. Street, 33 Montague Pl, WC, May 1860' in RCB Library, portfolio 24 (photostat copies in NLI); DB 2, 1 Mar 1860, 225; 3, 1 Apr,15 Nov 1861, 473,689; 5, 1 Oct,15 Dec 1863, 165,205; B 21, 5 Dec 1863, 867; Douglas Scott Richardson, Gothic Revival Architecture in Ireland (1983), 523-4

Building:	CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, CHRISTCHURCH PLACE, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL (CI)
Date:	1871-1878
Nature:	Restoration, funded by Henry Roe, distiller, commenced Spring 1871. Choir shut for restoration in summer of 1872. S aisle wall complete and S arcade in progress, W front advanced, E end removed apart from 2 bays of apse, to be retained, by Apr 1873. Builder: Gilbert Cockburn & Son, Dublin. Clerk of Works: Doolin. Re-opened 1 May 1878.
Refs:	RA 1871, No. 944; Building Trades Directory (1868), 138;  IB 13, 1,15 Apr,1 Aug,1 Sep,15 Nov 1871, 88,104,194(illus.),224,299; 14, 1,15 Apr,15 Oct 1872, 91,119(illus.),276; 15, 15 Apr,15 Sep 1873, 106,246; 30, 1 Oct 1888, 245(illus.); 73, 6 Jun 1931, 504d;  B 27, 16 Jan 1869, 52; 29, 1 Apr,17 Jun 1871, 253,457; 30, 6 Apr 1872, 269; 36, 4 May 1878, 464; 44, 27 Jan 1883, 99,117,227; 29, 17 Jun 1891, 457;   Architect 1, 16 Jan,20 Mar 1869, 31(illus.),78(illus.),154(illus.);5, 20 May 1871, 256; 8, 13 Jul 1872, 28;12, 3 Oct 1874, 174(illus.);  Freeman's Journal, 2 May 1878;  William Butler, The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity Dublin (1901), passim; R.B. McVittie, Details of the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (Dublin, 1878);  Roger Stalley, ed., George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral (Dublin, 2000).

Building:	CO. KILDARE, KILDARE, CATHEDRAL OF ST BRIGID (CI)
Date:	1871-1896
Nature:	Restoration of ruined cathedral. Contractor: Waldron, Sunny Hill, Kilcullen. Estimated cost: £5,000. Work not completed until 1896..
Refs:	[G.E. Street],Kildare Cathedral Restoration (Dublin, Forster & Co. [1871]; RA 1872, No. 1183; B 29, 18 Nov,16 Dec 1871, 902,991-2; IB 13, 1 Aug,15 Nov 1871, ?,291; 16, 1 Dec 1874, 334; 17, 1 Sep,1 Oct 1875, 248,276-8; 21, 1 Mar 1879, 73; 73, 6 Jun 1931, 506; Architect 44, 28 Nov 1890, 334;  Irish Times, 14,15 Sep 1896;  H.N. Craig, Some notes on the Cathedral of St Brigid, Kildare (1931), ?; Douglas Scott Richardson, Gothic Revival Architecture in Ireland (1983), 627-30

Building:	CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ST MICHAEL'S HILL, SYNOD HALL (CI)
Date:	1871-75
Nature:	New hall on site of former church and school of St Michael. joined by bridge over Michael's Hill to Christ Church Cathedral. Old church tower incorporated in bew building. Funded by Henry Roe, distiller. Opened 6 Apr 1875. Criticized on grounds of poor construction, poor ventilation and poor accoustics, 1879
Refs:	IB 13, 15 Apr,1 Jun 1871, 104,137; 21, 1 Jul 1879, 201; 22, 1 May 1880, 124; Architect 12, 3 Oct 1874, 174(illus.); The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. An account of the restoration of the fabric by George Edmund Street…with an historical sketch…by Edward Seymour…and a dedication, by Sir Theodore Martin. (1882), 166-7

Building:	CO. LIMERICK, LIMERICK, BRIDGE STREET, CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY (CI)
Date:	1876
Nature:	GES's advice to be sought on continuation of work of restoration.
Refs:	IB 18, 15 Feb 1876, 54

Building:	CO. KILKENNY, KILKENNY, COACH ROAD, CATHEDRAL OF ST CANICE (CI)
Date:	1878
Nature:	Designed oak screen to Lady Chapel.
Refs:	R. Langrishe, Handbook to the Cathedral Church of St Canice, Kilkenny(1879), 6

Author	Title	Date	Details
Drew, Thomas	'Street as a restorer - the discoveries at Christ Church Cathedral'	2000	Roger Stalley, ed., George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2000), 215-222. (Reprint of article by Thomas Drew in Dublin University Review (1886).) reprinted in
Stalley, Roger (ed.)	George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin	2000	Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000.
Street, George Edmund	Report to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on the restoration of the Cathedral Church	1868	Dublin: Hodges, London: Smith & Foster; Oxford: James Parker & Co., 1868 (reprinted with commentary in Roger Stalley, ed., George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2000), 37-54).
Street, George Edmund	Report upon the proposed rebuilding of the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and on the erection of a Synod Hall in connection with the Cathedral	1871	Dublin,:Hodges, London: Smith & Foster, Oxford: James Parker & Co., 1871 ((reprinted with commentary in Roger Stalley, ed., George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2000), 56-75).
Street, George Edmund	The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. An account of the restoration of the fabric by George Edmund Street…with an historical sketch…by Edward Seymour…and a dedication, by Sir Theodore Martin.	1882	London: Sutton Sharpe & Co., 1882. (Reprinted with commentary in Roger Stalley, ed., George Edmund Street and the Restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2000), 64-212). (2 copies in IAA.)