THE NINE ARCHES VIADUCT AND THE OLD LAUNDRY CHIMNEY
THE NINE ARCHES VIADUCT AND THE OLD LAUNDRY CHIMNEY [MILLTOWN DUBLIN 6]
The Shanagarry Chimney in Milltown is the last remaining structure of an Old Dublin Laundry. It stands, 28.6m tall beside the Nine Arches viaduct. It is now a communications mast generating a revenue €13,880 a year and it was sold at auction in 2018 for €136,000.
Milltown features a spectacular 19th-century railway bridge across the river, which was part of the Harcourt Street railway line which ran from Harcourt Street to Bray. On 30 June 2004, the bridge was re-opened for the Luas light rail system which runs from St. Stephen's Green to Bride's Glen. This bridge, and sometimes the area immediately surrounding it, became known informally as the 'Nine Arches'. Milltown railway station opened on 1 May 1860 and finally closed on 31 December 1958.
The Shanagarry Chimney in Milltown is the last remaining structure of an Old Dublin Laundry. It stands, 28.6m tall beside the Nine Arches viaduct. It is now a communications mast generating a revenue €13,880 a year and it was sold at auction in 2018 for €136,000.
Milltown features a spectacular 19th-century railway bridge across the river, which was part of the Harcourt Street railway line which ran from Harcourt Street to Bray. On 30 June 2004, the bridge was re-opened for the Luas light rail system which runs from St. Stephen's Green to Bride's Glen. This bridge, and sometimes the area immediately surrounding it, became known informally as the 'Nine Arches'. Milltown railway station opened on 1 May 1860 and finally closed on 31 December 1958.
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