Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ST MICHAEL'S HILL, SYNOD HALL (CI)

Name: STREET, GEORGE EDMUND #
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 new building. Funded by Henry Roe, distiller. Opened 6 Apr 1875. bridge 'all but completed', Sep 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.); Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette 17, no. 196, 21 Sep 1875, 211;  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

Name: KAYE-PARRY, WILLIAM
Building: CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ST MICHAEL'S HILL, SYNOD HALL (CI)
Date: 1889
Nature: New sanitary & plumbing arrangements. Plumbers: Maguire & Son.
Refs: IB 31, 1 Apr 1889, 96