River Liffey: Millennium Bridge in front & Grattan Bridge behind.

Grattan Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland, and joining Capel Street to Parliament Street and the south quays. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (792x673, 239 KB)This is an image I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digital camera. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (792x673, 239 KB)This is an image I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digital camera. ... The Liffey in West Wicklow The Liffey (An Life in Irish) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ...

The first bridge on this site was built by Sir Humphrey Jervis as Essex Bridge (named for Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) to join several of Jervis' developments (including Capel Street and Jervis Street) to the opposite side of the river and to Dublin Castle. Essex Bridge was an arched stone structure with 7 piers, and apparently partly constructed from the ruined masonry of nearby St. Mary’s Abbey on the northside. Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex (1631 – July 13, 1683), whose surname is often spelled Capel, was an English statesman. ... Official standard of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (plural: Lords Lieutenant), also known as the Judiciar in the early mediaeval period and as the Lord Deputy as late as the 17th century, was the Kings representative and head of the Irish executive during the... Dublin Castle. ... NorthSide is record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that specialized in Nordic roots music. ...

In the 1750's the bridge was rebuilt by George Semple, to correct flood and other structural damage and as one of the first initiatives of the Wide Streets Commission. (During this construction, some original features were removed. EG: A statue of George I on horseback, was moved and is now in the Mansion House garden). The Wide Streets Commission was established by Dublin Corporation in 1757. ... George I (George Louis; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, from 1 August 1714 until his death. ... The Mansion House on Dawson Street, Dublin, is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin and has been since 1715. ...

From 1872, the bridge was further remodelled (on Westminster Bridge in London), being widened and flattened with cast iron supports extended out from the stonework so as to carry pavements on either side of the roadway. The bridge was (and is still) lit by ornate lamp standards also in cast iron. Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster, with a glimpse of Westminster Abbey behind the tower of Big Ben. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ...

The bridge was reopened as Grattan Bridge in 1874, being named after Henry Grattan MP (1746-1820). Henry Grattan (July 3, 1746 - June 6, 1820) was a member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century. ...

Recent development

In 2003/2004 the Dublin City Council, planned and built what was intended to be a "European-style book market" on Grattan Bridge. The initiative included reconstruction of the bridge deck, with granite paving for the footpaths and a set of benches with wooden seats and toughened glass backs. Dublin City Council (Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish) refers to two different entities. ...

Several kiosks (prefabricated in Spain) have been built on the bridge, to create "a contemporary version of an inhabited bridge, such as the Ponte Vecchio in Florence". Ponte Vecchio over the Arno, Florence. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

These kiosks are now occupied by an art gallery, a florist and other vendors, but as of 2005 it may be too early to gauge the success of the initiative. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nomenclature

As is tradition among Dubliners, the name used locally for the bridge will vary from Capel Street Bridge, to Grattan Bridge and the original Essex Bridge. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

External links and other sources

• irish-architecture.com entry
• "Project history of Dublin’s River Liffey bridges" Bridge Engineering 156 Issue BE4, Phillips & Hamilton
• local history (including views of old Essex bridge)
• Irish Times Article - Liffey kiosks are 'visual vandalism', council told - 13 February 2004

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