Merrion Hotel

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1760–1770

Corner-sited five-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1765, two northernmost bays to rear having projecting bow, and north elevation having recessed single-bay single-storey over basement addition with further storey to its rear part. Now in use as an hotel. Single-bay deep five-storey glazed link block continuing line of addition and connecting to large L-plan five-storey block further back in rear plot that wraps around to Baggotrath Lane. Rear elevation of main block projects slightly from line of buildings to south. Pitched slate roof to front, behind refaced brick parapet with granite coping, main roof to rear pitched to south and hipped to north, and rest of roof comprises three hipped roofs, with half-cone over east end of bow. Shouldered weather-slated chimneystack to north end of front roof and shouldered brick chimneystack to south end with clay pots, and further stacks to party wall with No. 23 to south. Lead rainwater goods to south end of front elevation and cast-iron to north elevation. Flemish bond brown brick walls to front elevation, refaced above top floor window head level, on granite plinth course over dressed limestone walls to basement; rendered walls to north and rear elevations. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with rendered reveals and painted granite sills, and having dressed limestone reveals to ba

Type:
House

Period:
1760–1770

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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