BLESSINGTON STREET BASIN


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BLESSINGTON STREET BASIN


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BLESSINGTON STREET BASIN


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[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].

1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

Notes:
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J, foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, c1905.
Print no. "6423".
Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Belgium in the Photochrom print collection.

Format: Photochrom prints–Color–1890-1900.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on reproduction.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Part Of: Views of architecture and other sites in Belgium (DLC) 2001696375

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.05650

Call Number: LOT 13422, no. 037 [item]

The Raleigh Bicycle company operated a manufacturing facility located in Hanover Quay Dublin.

A full range of Raleigh Cycles was manufactured at this Dublin factory in the post war era.
Being an early factory, built and used before modern health and safety, the wooden floor soaked up all the oil, grease and other flammable lubricants over the years, so that when a fire started in 1976, the whole factory burned to the ground.

After the fire, Raleigh remained in Ireland, but only as a distributor.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

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Blessington Street Basin

Measuring 0.75 hectares and located in the heart of Dublin’s north inner city, and within easy walking distance of O’Connell Street, the Basin has a long and varied history. Construction began around 1803 to provide a reservoir for the city water supply which until then was sourced from Lough Owel in Co. Westmeath. From the date of the completion of the Vartry Reservoir system in the 1860′s Blessington Street Basin’s water was then used exclusively to supply distilleries in Bow Street (Jamesons) and John’s Lane (Powers) and this continued until 1970 and 1976 respectively.

The Basin was completely refurbished in 1993/94 with the help of Fas and financial contributions from the National Heritage Council and ALONE. Now this quiet haven in a bustling metropolis provides a secret garden for local residents and visitors alike.

BLESSINGTON STREET BASIN


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I can’t remember … is a black crossing your path "good luck" or "bad luck"

BLESSINGTON STREET BASIN


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I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.