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The Reading Room, Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 1 2224999 We collect, care for and share Dublin's history.
Sep 14, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The Wide Streets Commission, or more formally, the Commissioners for making Wide & Convenient Ways, Streets & Passages, was established in 1757. It was Dublin’s first planning authority and its work had a profound effect on the city. #TenCenturiesOfTales Its powers were extensive & it had the authority to acquire property by compulsory purchase, demolish it, lay down new streets & set lots along the new streets to builders for development. #TenCenturiesOfTales