Eden Road and Sandymount Lane

Eden Road

 

Artisan Dwellings - Terraced Houses, Eden Row, Birr

These fine houses along Eden Road reflect a concern for the homes of the working class rarely found in Ireland. These well-built houses were designed not simply to provide a roof over the heads of their inhabitants but also to improve the general look of the town. Some of the design features on the houses at Eden road such as the wooden porches, carved wood gable ends and other wooden elements can be found on other 19th century cottages around the town such as those in Brendan street an Cappaneale. These cottages won a Royal Agricultural Society medal in the 1870. Note circular windows, original doors and carved porches.

Artisan Dwellings - Terraced Houses, Eden Row, Birr

Artisan Dwellings - Terraced Houses, Eden Row, Birr

These fine houses along Eden Road reflect a concern for the homes of the working class rarely found in Ireland. These well-built houses were designed not simply to provide a roof over the heads of their inhabitants but also to improve the general look of the town. Some of the design features on the houses at Eden road such as the wooden porches, carved wood gable ends and other wooden elements can be found on other 19th century cottages around the town such as those in Brendan street an Cappaneale. These cottages won a Royal Agricultural Society medal in the 1870. Note circular windows, original doors and carved porches.

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Artisan Dwellings - Front Elevation, Eden Row, Birr

Terraced Artizan’s Dwellings at Eden Row, Birr.

Artisan Dwellings - Front Elevation, Eden Row, Birr

Artisan Dwellings - Front Elevation, Eden Row, Birr

Terraced Artizan’s Dwellings at Eden Row, Birr.

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Some of the design features on the houses at Eden Road, such as the wooden porches, carved wood gable ends and other wooden elements, can be found on other 19th century cottages around the town such as those in Brendan street and Cappaneale. These cottages won a Royal Agricultural Society medal in the 1870. Note circular windows, original doors and carved porches.

Sandymount Lane

 

Artisan Dwelling - Front Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.

Artisan Dwelling - Front Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

Artisan Dwelling - Front Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.

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Artisan Dwelling - Rear Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.

Artisan Dwelling - Rear Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

Artisan Dwelling - Rear Elevation, Sandymount Lane, Birr

The cottages at Sandymount Land were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer’s families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggest an earlier date for this house.

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These cottages at Sandymount Lane were marked on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey maps of 1838, making them at least 150 years old. Attached to the cottages were small gardens or plots of around a hundred square meters. These kitchen gardens provided extra food for the labourer's families in the cottages. The two-story house at the end of the lane differs from the other cottages both in terms of its size, but also in the materials used in its construction. Another notable feature of this house is the manner in which the front faces east, whilst on the other houses the front mostly faces west. The difference in character suggests an earlier date for this house.


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