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Jervis Street is a street on the Northside of
''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''
Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 305-08. Over 900 people were listed as living in Jervis Street in the 1911 Irish Census. In 1913, Jervis Street was one of the streets photographed by John Cooke, Honorary Treasurer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), for presentation to the Dublin Housing Inquiry into the conditions of housing of the working classes of Dublin. It was once the location of theJervis Shopping Centre.
Savills. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Jervis Street is a street on the Northside of Dublin
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, Ireland
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laid out in the 17th century and named for Sir Humphrey Jervis
Humphrey Jervis (1630–1707) KBE was the first private developer in the history of Dublin. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin during the reign of Charles II of England.
Life
Jervis was born in 1630 in Ollerton, Shropshire. He was one of the y ...
.
Location
It runs fromParnell Street
Parnell Street () is a street in Dublin, Ireland, which runs from Capel Street in the west to Gardiner Street and Mountjoy Square in the east. It is at the north end of O'Connell Street, where it forms the south side of Parnell Square.
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in the north to Ormond Quay Lower in the south. It is crossed by Mary Street, Abbey Street Upper, and Strand Street Great.
History
The street is part of the area developed byHumphrey Jervis
Humphrey Jervis (1630–1707) KBE was the first private developer in the history of Dublin. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin during the reign of Charles II of England.
Life
Jervis was born in 1630 in Ollerton, Shropshire. He was one of the y ...
after 1674 and named after him. Jervis purchased a portion of the St Mary's Abbey estate in 1674, on which he developed. Jervis Street first appears on maps in 1728. He also developed Stafford Street, now Wolfe Tone Street Wolfe may refer to:
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, Capel Street
Capel Street is a street in Dublin, Ireland. On 20 May 2022, it was made traffic-free, following a campaign by people who wanted to improve the quality of life on the street. It is now the longest traffic-free street in Dublin.
History
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and Mary Street.
A house in Jervis Street was for many years the home of the surgeon Samuel Croker-King, first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...
, and his wife, the noted beauty Miss Obre. Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''
Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 305-08. Over 900 people were listed as living in Jervis Street in the 1911 Irish Census. In 1913, Jervis Street was one of the streets photographed by John Cooke, Honorary Treasurer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), for presentation to the Dublin Housing Inquiry into the conditions of housing of the working classes of Dublin. It was once the location of the
Jervis Street Hospital
Jervis Street Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Shráid Jervis) was a hospital in Jervis Street in Dublin, Ireland. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre.
History
The hospital was founded by six Dublin surgeons, George Duany, Patric ...
which has since become the 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 a total of 70 stores inc ...
which opened in 1996.Savills. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
See also
*Mary Street, Dublin
Mary Street 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.
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References
External links
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