St Michael the Archangel Church Dublin Found!
David John Griffiths
in Dublin in the early 1800 's Below is reply that I would like to share
with you all
THE IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE
73 Merrion Square Dublin 2
Phone 01 1 676 3430 Facsimile 01 661 6309 e-mail ia...@iaa.iol.ie
14 October, 1998
Dear Mr Griffiths,
Further to your recent letter regarding St. Michael the Archangel
Church, Dublin, I am enclosing some information which will hopefully be
of interest to you.
The church was indeed on High Street, and as you will see from the brief
history in The Dublin City Churches, the church was Church of Ireland,
and was also known as St. Michael and All Angles. A copy of the old
print of Christchurch, referred to in this history, showing the west end
of St. Michael's is included. This would appear to be the only
illustration of the building as it was in 1820.
The building was demolished in the 1870s, when the only remaining part -
the old tower - was incorporated into the new Synod Hall of Christchurch
Cathedral. Some information and illustrations regarding this are
included.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me
either by mail or e-mail (address above).
yours sincerely,
Colum O'Riordan, Archive Administrator.
From The Dublin City Churches of The Church Of Ireland by H.A. Wheeler
and M.J.Craig
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, HIGH STREET. This church (referred to by
Gilbert in his History of Dublin as "St Michael the Archangel") was
founded in the XIth century and made parochial early in the XVth. it was
connected with the Guild of Shoemakers,, as St John's (q.v.) was with
that of the Tailors. For a great many years it remained, like other
Dublin churches, in a ruinous condition, and the Chapel of St Mary in
Christchurch Cathedral (on the site of the present Music School) was
used as the parish church. In 1676 it was rebuilt adjoining the remains
of the mediaeval tower. It was again rebuilt in 1815, this time a
smaller scale, the architect being J. Taylor. At this time it measured
60 ft, x 25 ft. internally. It was a Gothic building, and the W end is
visible in an old print of Christchurch of about 1830. Pinnacles were
added to the tower.The church was reported by the Royal Commission of
1868 as still in use. But following the restoration of Christ Church in
1870-78, it was demolished and its place taken by the present Synod
Hall. The tower, which still remains embodied in the Synod Hall, seems
to be mainly XVIIth century work, on the mediaeval foundations. An
engraving of the XVIIth century church appears on the parish plate, now
at St Mary's, Donnybrook. The parish was little larger than that of St
Nicholas Within (q.v.). Edward Ledwich, the antiquary, was rector during
the XVIIIth century
St Michael's Hill by Jermy Williams A copanion Guide to Architecture in
Ireland 1837-1921
. The first idea of George Street was historically correct to rebuild
Dublin's original courthouse that once had been the chapter house of the
medieval abbey -but his perspective shows that his reconstruction would
have dwarfed the cathedral. So it was a brilliant improvisation in
(1874) to place the synod hall on the other side of St Michael's Hill,
linked to the cathedral by a Gothicized version of the Bridge of Sighs
spanning the public thoroughfare He retained only the 13-century tower
of St Michael's church and utilised it as an escape stair-case for the
hall, which he placed on the first floor reached also by a leisurely
stone staircase with an apsidal half landing Note his cleaver way
setting the synod hall roof at the back so that it does not appear to be
the same height as the cathedral. Further stairs reach the arcaded
tribunes at each end below gable windows Sold off by the Church of
Ireland at the time that there were proposals to demolish it for road
widening, it has since housed varied ventures, the best a conference set
up by 500 outraged citizens to save the city of Dublin from it's
bureaucrats. Now contains an interpretative centre on the history of
Dublin City
THE IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE
73 Merrion Square Dublin 2
Phone 01 1 676 3430 Facsimile 01 661 6309 e-mail ia...@iaa.iol.ie
14 October, 1998
Dear Mr Griffiths,
Further to your recent letter regarding St. Michael the Archangel
Church, Dublin, I am enclosing some information which will hopefully be
of interest to you.
The church was indeed on High Street, and as you will see from the brief
history in The Dublin City Churches, the church was Church of Ireland,
and was also known as St. Michael and All Angles. A copy of the old
print of Christchurch, referred to in this history, showing the west end
of St. Michael's is included. This would appear to be the only
illustration of the building as it was in 1820.
The building was demolished in the 1870s, when the only remaining part -
the old tower - was incorporated into the new Synod Hall of Christchurch
Cathedral. Some information and illustrations regarding this are
included.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me
either by mail or e-mail (address above).
yours sincerely,
Colum O'Riordan, Archive Administrator.
From The Dublin City Churches of The Church Of Ireland by H.A. Wheeler
and M.J.Craig
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, HIGH STREET. This church (referred to by
Gilbert in his History of Dublin as "St Michael the Archangel") was
founded in the XIth century and made parochial early in the XVth. it was
connected with the Guild of Shoemakers,, as St John's (q.v.) was with
that of the Tailors. For a great many years it remained, like other
Dublin churches, in a ruinous condition, and the Chapel of St Mary in
Christchurch Cathedral (on the site of the present Music School) was
used as the parish church. In 1676 it was rebuilt adjoining the remains
of the mediaeval tower. It was again rebuilt in 1815, this time a
smaller scale, the architect being J. Taylor. At this time it measured
60 ft, x 25 ft. internally. It was a Gothic building, and the W end is
visible in an old print of Christchurch of about 1830. Pinnacles were
added to the tower.The church was reported by the Royal Commission of
1868 as still in use. But following the restoration of Christ Church in
1870-78, it was demolished and its place taken by the present Synod
Hall. The tower, which still remains embodied in the Synod Hall, seems
to be mainly XVIIth century work, on the mediaeval foundations. An
engraving of the XVIIth century church appears on the parish plate, now
at St Mary's, Donnybrook. The parish was little larger than that of St
Nicholas Within (q.v.). Edward Ledwich, the antiquary, was rector during
the XVIIIth century
St Michael's Hill by Jermy Williams A copanion Guide to Architecture in
Ireland 1837-1921
. The first idea of George Street was historically correct to rebuild
Dublin's original courthouse that once had been the chapter house of the
medieval abbey -but his perspective shows that his reconstruction would
have dwarfed the cathedral. So it was a brilliant improvisation in
(1874) to place the synod hall on the other side of St Michael's Hill,
linked to the cathedral by a Gothicized version of the Bridge of Sighs
spanning the public thoroughfare He retained only the 13-century tower
of St Michael's church and utilised it as an escape stair-case for the
hall, which he placed on the first floor reached also by a leisurely
stone staircase with an apsidal half landing Note his cleaver way
setting the synod hall roof at the back so that it does not appear to be
the same height as the cathedral. Further stairs reach the arcaded
tribunes at each end below gable windows Sold off by the Church of
Ireland at the time that there were proposals to demolish it for road
widening, it has since housed varied ventures, the best a conference set
up by 500 outraged citizens to save the city of Dublin from it's
bureaucrats. Now contains an interpretative centre on the history of
Dublin City
Regards
Dave
Merritt Mullen
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> The church was indeed on High Street, and as you will see from the brief
> history in The Dublin City Churches, the church was Church of Ireland,
> and was also known as St. Michael and All Angles.
The person who named that church must have had a sense of humor.
Merritt