Crampton Court, Dublin
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Crampton Court, also colloquially known as Love Lane since the mid-2010s, is a short lane or passageway located in Temple Bar in central Dublin, Ireland. A small open-air square exists at approximatel
The northern entrance into the lane (from Essex Street East)
Looking north (open fire exit from the Olympia Theatre visible)
Name plaque at the northern entrance into the lane (wooden beam visible)
The southern side of the modern-day Olympia Theatre with alcoves of its former entrance extant
The Old Custom House, Dublin
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The Custom House was a large brick and limestone building located at present-day Wellington Quay in Dublin, Ireland which operated as a custom house, hosting officials overseeing the functions associa
A Prospect of the Custom House, and Essex Bridge, Dublin from a c 1753 engraving by Joseph Tudor
An illustration published by William Allen sometime after 1780 showing Essex Bridge with the Custom House in the background.
Looking south towards the site of the building in 2023 from the Liffey Boardwalk on the opposite side of the river (Note Grattan Bridge to the right of the picture)
An illustration by James Malton down Capel Street showing the custom house on the far side of the river circa 1790.