15-621: Mary Street may refer to: Mary Street, Dublin Mary Street, Brisbane Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mary Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Street&oldid=1050906915 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-422: A Georgian appearance with extensive ceiling and wall stucco work across the main entertaining rooms. The much altered Georgian style house which was set back from the rest of main building line of the street. For a period, the house and grounds, like many other large buildings in the city, were used as a temporary barracks until 1809. The building was later occupied by the paving board from 1809-54 which refaced
45-576: A cost of £6,000. The hall was described as a plain building and contained a spacious chemical laboratory where medicines were prepared. Lectures were delivered at the hall, and part of it was also a wholesale warehouse, where the apothecaries could procure their materials. The rear of the building backed onto Chapel Lane. Number 45 Mary Street was the location of the first cinema in Dublin, the Volta Electric Cinema , which opened in 1909 and
60-474: A total of 70 retail units including clothing, food and electrical outlets. The centre was built on a 12,000 m (3-acre) former hospital site, which was bought in 1994 at a cost of £5.97 million. The centre was built at a cost of £76 million. Most of the facade of the former Hospital was retained and incorporated into the Shopping Centre. The centre opened in 1996 and extends to 37,000 m . The centre
75-608: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mary Street, Dublin Mary Street ( Irish : Sráid Mhuire ) is a predominantly retail street in Dublin , Ireland on the northside of the city contiguous with Henry Street . It is not to be confused with the nearby Little Mary Street which runs parallel on the West side of Capel Street. Mary Street runs from Capel Street in
90-541: The Jervis Shopping Centre . The former Todd Burns department store is one of the most prominent buildings on the street. It was designed by W. Mitchell and was built in 1905. It is now the location of the flagship store and head office of the retail chain Penney's (Primark) having been acquired out of bankruptcy by Galen Weston in 1969. In 1791, Apothecaries' Hall was erected at 40 Mary Street, at
105-467: The Pipe rolls and the son of Matthew Barry of Great Ship Street, took a lease of the site with a frontage of 170 feet and depth of 210 feet and erected the house in the years following before being sold on again in 1712. It is likely that the construction of Langford House and St Mary's Church were being undertaken at the same time. In 1765, Robert Adam redesigned the interior of the house giving it more of
120-526: The building in brick and it was referred to as the Paving House. The Paving Board was abolished in 1854 with the functions transferring to Dublin Corporation and the building was later occupied by Bewley and Draper. The house was finally demolished in 1931, and replaced with nurses school for Jervis Street hospital and later with commercial and retail buildings which now form part of the facade of
135-500: The east to the junction of Henry Street and Liffey Street Upper in the east. Previously it was also crossed by Little Denmark Street until this street was entirely erased with the construction of the Ilac Centre around 1980. It is crossed by Upper Jervis Lane, Wolfe Tone Street , and Jervis Street . The name is derived from the area being part of the historical lands which made up St. Mary's Abbey from 1139. The Abbey
150-424: The street or on the location of what was later to become the street. Langford House was one of the earliest and the grandest structures in the area which later made up the street and was later named for Hercules Langford Rowley when it was acquired in 1743. It was described as a four-storey over basement, five-bay townhouse and was said to be originally almost Jacobean in style. In 1697, Paul Barry, Keeper of
165-410: The time which were usually anchored by Irish retailers such as Dunnes , Roches Stores (since taken over by Debenhams), and Penneys . Not all of the new arrivals were successful. British Home Stores opened a shop in 1996 having previously sold all of their Irish interests to Penneys ; however, the outlet was not a success and was later sold to Heatons . The centre was one of the first to introduce
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#1732776251874180-400: Was dissolved in the 1530s and later the street became part of the parish of St Mary from 1697. It is likely that Mary Street was laid out by Jervis in the mid 1690s. The street is part of a larger general area developed by Humphrey Jervis after 1674 and is located in what was then one of the richest parishes in the city. Various important institutions and buildings have been located on
195-680: Was incorporated into the new centre, with the other anchor tenants being Quinnsworth (now Tesco ) and New Look in the unit formerly occupied by Debenhams . The centre is notable in that, as the first major shopping centre opened during the economic boom of the late-1990s , it marked the first appearance of many British retailers on main streets in Ireland . These included: Boots , Dixons , Debenhams , Next , and Argos among others, some of which have gone on to become major names in Ireland. This contrasted with existing Irish shopping centres at
210-480: Was managed by James Joyce . St Mary's Church is a former Church of Ireland building which now operates as a pub and restaurant. The churchyard and adjacent graveyard now form what is called Wolfe Tone Square . Jervis Shopping Centre The Jervis Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Dublin , Ireland . Opened in 1996, the centre is located in the area bordered by Jervis Street , Upper Abbey Street , Mary Street, and Liffey Street. The centre has
225-493: Was originally anchored by Debenhams, Marks & Spencer and Quinnsworth, and contains a 750-space car park. The property is located on Mary Street, one of Ireland's busiest streets. Although its main entrance is on Mary Street, the centre is named for the Jervis Street Hospital on whose site it was built following the hospital's closure in the late-1980s. The existing Marks and Spencer shop on Mary Street
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