General Post Office

Post office in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1810–1935

Symmetrical neoclassical fifteen-bay three-storey central post office over concealed basement, built 1814-18, to designs of Francis Johnston, with hexastyle Ionic portico. Remodelled 1905-15 to designs of J. Howard Pentland. Extensively damaged during 1916 Rising and rebuilt 1925-32 by Office of Public Works on U-plan with central courtyard and thirty-bay returns to flanking side streets. Pitched natural slate roofs with rolled lead flashing, hipped to corners and set behind balustrade granite parapet wall with Portland limestone balusters. Central pedimented prostyle hexastyle Giant Ionic portico built in Portland limestone and extending onto pavement. Pitched lead-lined roof set behind parapet wall surmounted by three replica cast statues on plinths. Lead-lined dentillated pediment with anthemion frieze and architrave supported on six Giant Ionic order fluted columns, cable mouldings to lower third, with attic bases and plinths. Responding fluted Ionic pilasters abut façade flanking each bay. Greek key pattern to soffit of architrave and coffers to soffit of portico with Greek key beams spanning column to pilaster. Squared coursed granite ashlar walls, rusticated to ground floor on raised moulded granite plinth course with rusticated quoins to either end and surmounted by dentillated deep cornice below balustraded parapet. Round-headed window openings to portico, first floor

Type:
Post office

Period:
1810–1935

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.26°W

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