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Mount Pleasant Square
Mount Pleasant Square is a Georgian architecture, Georgian garden square on the border of Rathmines and Ranelagh, in the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is about a twenty-five minute walk from Grafton Street. The Georgian houses surrounding the square were constructed from around the year 1770 and the last was completed around 1830. The square is notable for its elegance and quiet charm. In her article in ''The Georgian Squares of Dublin'', Susan Roundtree writes: "It has justifiably been described as one of the most beautiful early 19th-century squares in Dublin."Susan Roundtree, "Mount Pleasant Square," ''The Georgian Squares of Dublin: An Architectural History'', Dublin City Council, 2006 In the 24 March 1978 edition of In Dublin magazine, Gordon Lynch wrote, "The recently face-lifted Mount Pleasant Square, which is protected by a preservation order, is the only curved square in Dublin, if such a thing is possible." There are 56 terraced houses on three sides of a central open s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pleasant Mail Centre
The Mount Pleasant Mail Centre (often shortened as Mount Pleasant, known internally as the Mount and officially known as the London Central Mail Centre) is a mail centre operated by Royal Mail in London, England. The site has previously operated as one of the largest sorting offices in the world. It is located in the London Borough of Islington, on the boundary with the London Borough of Camden. History The street called Mount Pleasant gained its name ironically in the 1730s after locals had begun to dump cinders and other refuse. The centre was officially opened on 30 August 1889 when the Post Office (Sites) Act (52 & 53 Vict. Ch. ccix) was passed by Parliament. It was built on the location of the former Coldbath Fields Prison that ceased to function in 1885. The original prison gate was incorporated into the Post Office building and not demolished until 1901. The remaining sections of the prison were demolished in 1929, when the new wing was built as an extension to the Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
