Frescati House
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Frescati House was a Georgian house and estate situated in Blackrock, Dublin. It was built in 1739 for the family of John Hely Hutchinson, the Provost of Trinity College.
Front of Frescati House in the late 1800s
Pembroke Place, a terrace built by Reverend Craig
Frescati boarded up after purchase by Board of Roches Stores
The boulder which Roches Stores erected after they demolished Frescati
Blackrock, Dublin
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Blackrock is an affluent suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Dún Laoghaire. It is named after the local geological rock formation to be found in the area of Blackrock Park. In the late 18th century, the Blackrock Road was a common place for highway robberies. The Blackrock baths, provided for by the railway company in 1839, became popular in the 19th century but Blackrock is now a tourist destination.
Clockwise from top: Blackrock Main Street, George's Avenue in Blackrock, the Frascati shopping centre
"Blackrock Dolmen" (1987) by Rowan Gillespie with the church St. John the Baptist in the background
8th or 9th Century Cross at Blackrock said to mark the boundary of Dublin city
Saint Mary Magdalena by Blackrock-born artist Reginald Gray – it hangs in The Church of The Holy Cross, St.Pancras, London