Some more bridges, this time over the dear old river Liffey.
The metal bridge, sometimes called by the old timers the Ha'penny bridge,
because in the long ago a toll of that amount was asked for when crossed.
"Sunday morning at the metal bridge" is a well known saying in Dublin.
Its not a patch on London's Petticoat Lane but they do sell a few items.
Perhaps Umbrellas?
The most important bridge of them all.
O'Connell Bridge.
and the flower bed now vanished
which was often refer to as "The thing"
The striped traffic control box has also vanished
It certainly took some hard work and not a little money
to remove the flower bed
Then they replaced the lamps
and resurfaced the island
Those pictures of the bridge were taken from the roof of this building.
Have yo guessed?
Or don't you remember?
Carlisle Building
Then they knocked it down
We were able to capture on film a date over the door way.
1779
Just think,
Built a few years before the 1798 rebellion
The new Carlisle building or should I say "O'Connell Bridge House"
Now lets try and imagine the Theatre Royal.
There it is!
That portion of red bricked wall is a bit of the back wall of the old old Theatre Royal.
It had to be left in to keep the license alive.
Hawkins Street has become much quiter since the Royal and the Regal Room passed away
This portion of Dublin Theatre land is soon to vanish also
This believe it or not was where the stage was
This could be the painting of the last back drop scene.
Looking down on the last of the old Theatre Royal.
Another new skyscraper. The new Liberty Hall
We'll take a look at it from all angles.
And perhaps you'll say "I've seen it before"
True, it can be seen from most parts of Dublin
But we'll show you a new angle
See that cage going up?
Well
Wait a minute
You are now in that cage
You now see Dublin from a new angle.
If the misty atmosphere up there allows you
Above the street
Above the docks
Are you feeling dizzy
On the roof we look down on the gasomiter
From here we see, through the mist of course
O'Connell Bridge,
The Liffey
and the Metal Bridge
This is Tara Street
and now in the background
the new building on the Theatre Royal site
Now back down to earth
First the chimney pot level
Then down to sea level
Now through sea level we can travel back through the years