Word filtering through on Boards.ie that this old building which used to house Murphys Prams has been knocked down sometime during the last few days.
(c) Gabri Le Cabri, 2006
Anyone have any pictures of what it looks like now? Anyone know why they knocked it?
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Nooooo! I love that building! Used to walk past it every day on the way to college. It stuck out like a sore thumb and was all the more charming for that fact.
My grandparents were married in that church, and great-grandmother lived right by it in Cornmarket. Boo-urns, always loved the look of that shop, another time…
What gobshides. There’s 20% vacancy in commercial lettings in Dublin at present, and countless empty res units. So is this going to get immediately redeveloped? No is the obvious answer – so the owner has simply added dereliction to the city. As far as I understand, the law regarding demolition was changed in the last few years so as to include buildings that are not listed on the Record of Protected Structures, in order to ensure that demolitions only take place where they are needed. I would love to hear a qualified legal opinion regarding this case.
In my opinion, if the owner has illegally demolished the building, then they must be sanctioned to the full effect of the law. In this instance, given the owner has been so dramatically destructive, Dublin City Council should seek to CPO (compulsory purchase) based on the existing return of the premises. As the premises now generates no money, and as the owner may also now be subject to the Derelict Sites Levy of 3%, it would appear that the asset is of a negative value to the owner, and consequently Dublin City Council should relieve the owner of their burden while paying not one cent of money.
We bought our pram there and my cousin was a priest in that church.
Small world.
Looks like it,
I found this on the website of a demolition company. It says that Dublin City Council had issued a Dangerous Buildings Notice.
http://www.hegartydemolition.ie/news/news/high-st-dublin-2
Just posted a photograph taken half an hour ago of the demolition to Twitter @catherineeats
My Dad told years ago (check’s nephew’s age — it was when the sister was buying his buggy — that would be 23 years ago — yikes) that the Corporation had wanted to buy it to open up the view of the churches/improve the streetscape, but couldn’t issue a compulsory purchase order because opening up the view was not a valid legal reason for making a CPO, and they couldn’t pretend it was needed for road widening either.
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catriona mulready i bought my pram there it was a high silver cross in 1984 it was wine i loved it paid 250 pownds for it sold it in 1992 for 35 pownds i showld never have sold it i am looking every were for one dont care what state it would be in if you have one to sell it would be great contact me please will travel anny were 0863032473