TEMPLE PLACE IN RANELAGH VILLAGE
YOU CAN ACCESS RANELAGH GARDENS PARK VIA TEMPLE PLACE [PHOTOGRAPHED 6 APRIL 2025]
Temple Place, a terrace of nine houses (Numbers 2 to 10), provides pedestrian access to Ranelagh Gardens Park via a gateway at its north-western end. This laneway, formerly known as Bennet's Lane, is situated between Ranelagh Village and the park, bordered by the Superquinn car park to the south-east.
The terrace's construction, dating back to 1867, occurred within the rear gardens of Numbers 26 to 28 Ranelagh, as evidenced by its first valuation records and its appearance on the 1882 and 1907 Ordnance Survey maps. Eight of the nine houses are protected structures, highlighting their historical significance. The lane is also noted in valuation records as being behind No. 40 Ranelagh Road.
The terrace itself comprises modest two and three-bay, two-storey houses. While originally featuring yellow dolphin barn brick facades and Blue Bangor slate roofs, only remnants of these original features remain. Most facades are now rendered or painted, and only one roof retains its original slate. The window openings, though still possessing painted granite sills, have lost their original timber sash windows, which, according to Deirdre Kelly's "Four Roads to Dublin," were both six-over-six and two-over-two configurations. Similarly, the original timber panelled doors with glazed overlights have largely been replaced, with Number 7 appearing to be an exception.
Despite modern alterations, including the adjacent car park and the replacement of original architectural details, Temple Place retains an attractive, cohesive character and a distinct sense of place. Access to the terrace is through a modern archway from Ranelagh Village, with a modern boundary wall and railings separating the houses from the car park. Numbers 11 and 12 Temple Place are modern houses.
It is noteworthy that Ranelagh Village itself does not appear on Rocque's 1760 map of Dublin, indicating its development from the late 18th century onwards. Taylor's 1816 and William Duncan's 1821 maps illustrate the village's further expansion in the early 19th century.
Temple Place, a terrace of nine houses (Numbers 2 to 10), provides pedestrian access to Ranelagh Gardens Park via a gateway at its north-western end. This laneway, formerly known as Bennet's Lane, is situated between Ranelagh Village and the park, bordered by the Superquinn car park to the south-east.
The terrace's construction, dating back to 1867, occurred within the rear gardens of Numbers 26 to 28 Ranelagh, as evidenced by its first valuation records and its appearance on the 1882 and 1907 Ordnance Survey maps. Eight of the nine houses are protected structures, highlighting their historical significance. The lane is also noted in valuation records as being behind No. 40 Ranelagh Road.
The terrace itself comprises modest two and three-bay, two-storey houses. While originally featuring yellow dolphin barn brick facades and Blue Bangor slate roofs, only remnants of these original features remain. Most facades are now rendered or painted, and only one roof retains its original slate. The window openings, though still possessing painted granite sills, have lost their original timber sash windows, which, according to Deirdre Kelly's "Four Roads to Dublin," were both six-over-six and two-over-two configurations. Similarly, the original timber panelled doors with glazed overlights have largely been replaced, with Number 7 appearing to be an exception.
Despite modern alterations, including the adjacent car park and the replacement of original architectural details, Temple Place retains an attractive, cohesive character and a distinct sense of place. Access to the terrace is through a modern archway from Ranelagh Village, with a modern boundary wall and railings separating the houses from the car park. Numbers 11 and 12 Temple Place are modern houses.
It is noteworthy that Ranelagh Village itself does not appear on Rocque's 1760 map of Dublin, indicating its development from the late 18th century onwards. Taylor's 1816 and William Duncan's 1821 maps illustrate the village's further expansion in the early 19th century.
TEMPLE PLACE IN RANELAGH VILLAGE