Connolly Station

Railway station in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1845–1850

Attached symmetrical thirteen-bay two-storey train station over raised basement, built 1846, with advanced central four-stage campanile over triumphal arched entrance, advanced three-stage towers to either end and balustraded colonnades wings between. Designed by Sir John Macneill and William Deane Butler. Rear and south side elevations abutted by recent railway buildings with additional bay to north with further five-bay two-storey wing to north side elevation. Shallow pitched lead roofs, pyramidal to towers with tapered metal finials and two profiled granite ashlar chimneystacks. Cast-iron downpipes throughout. Coursed granite ashlar walls with raised moulded granite plinth course, granite frieze and deep moulded granite cornice over each floor spanning entire composition. Central four-stage campanile rises from two-storey three-bay breakfront with three upper stages surmounted by full-span cornice supported on brackets extending over first floor of breakfront and surmounted by cast-iron balustraded parapet. Top stage has paired openings to each elevation while third stage has aediculated blind bays with segmental pediments, that to front elevation fronted by stone balconette supported on large console brackets and supporting clock housed in lead-lined carved granite frame with scrolled keystone. Second stage has channel rusticated walls and rusticated quoins with thermal win

Type:
Railway station

Period:
1845–1850

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.25°W

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