James Joyce Centre

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1780–1785

End-of-terrace three-bay four-storey house over exposed basement, built 1784. Now in use as museum. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered chimneystack with clay pots shared with No. 34, and stepped red brick chimneystack to north, exterior wall, behind parapet wall, with squared granite ashlar coping. Cast-iron rainwater goods breaking through parapet to south. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond with recent lime pointing and cast-iron air vents below each window, to moulded granite ashlar plinth course over granite ashlar walls to basement level. Third floor rebuilt at later date. Yellow brick wall laid in Flemish bond to blind return to north. Gauged brick flat-arched openings with patent rendered reveals and granite sills. Replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to basement and second floors, nine-over-six pane to ground and first floors, with first floor having larger frames, and three-over-three pane to top floor. Cast-iron balconettes to first floor. Painted stone doorcase comprising replacement painted timber door flanked by engaged Ionic columns on plinth blocks with responding pilasters surrounding original sidelights with wrought-iron tracery, supporting full entablature, surmounted by original cobweb fanlight with cast-iron and glazed lantern inset within moulded surround. Brass sign and Victorian bell push to south of door. Door opens onto ori

Type:
House

Period:
1780–1785

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.26°W

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