The item is titled a ‘Rough map of premises on Church Street and Bow Street, Dublin, the property of the Capuchin Fathers’ by John L. Robinson, architect, 198 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin. The properties and lots are annotated with information relating to the dates and parties involved in various transactions. The parties included John Jameson, Viscount de Vesci and John Magrane. Information is given in respect of nos. 133-4 and 142 Church Street.
Plan by Charles James McCarthy (1858-1947), architect, 12 Westland Row, Dublin (the son of James Joseph McCarthy, architect of St. Mary of the Angels), titled ‘General plan showing proposed Third Order Chapel, Choir and Additions to Capuchin Convent’. Various annotations have been added to the plan. The proposed Third Order Chapel fronted onto Church Street and was designed ‘to accommodate 300 persons’. The plan also contains a note indicating that ‘sixteen cells are provided on upper floors of proposed additions to convent’. The additions (bordered in red ink) also consist of an entrance hall, a large parlour and two reception rooms. See also CA CS/2/6/2/1.
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch Plan and elevation by George Coppinger Ashlin & Thomas Aloysius Coleman, architects, 7 Dawson Street, for the new Sacred Heart Chapel designed for Fr. Laurence Dowling OSFC, Guardian, Church Street. The Sacred Heart Chapel was an aisle-church addition to St. Mary of the Angels. Construction was begun in March 1908 and was completed a year later at a cost of £4,000. The contractors were W. Connolly & Son and plastering work was completed by John Ryan. The design includes a ground floor plan, a side elevation from the friary garden, a longitudinal section, a front elevation, and a cross section.
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot Design and plan for fire-escape stairs at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street, by Walter MacFarlane & Co., Saracen Foundry, Glasgow. The file includes side and end elevations. The overall width of the fire escape was 2 feet 6 inches. The project file number was noted as EE 916.
Copy plan of the ‘old Capuchin Church in Church Street taken from Rocque’s map of Dublin, 1773’. The original Capuchin chapel (fronting on to Church Street) measured 35 feet by 25 feet. The adjoining garden measures 30 feet by 170 feet. The frontage of the garden at the rear (facing onto Bow Street) measures 70 feet.
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet Plans, elevations and sections of the Capuchin Friary and St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin, by William A. Maguire & Associates, 34 Lower Baggot Street. The file includes: • First floor plan • Second floor plan • Roof plan • Sections of the Friary and Church from several perspectives See also section below titled Church and Friary Renovation 1970-1975.
This section includes records relating to the construction and repair history of the Capuchin Friary of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin. The subseries includes specifications for buildings, correspondence, bills of cost for construction, property upkeep and improvement, and contracts for repair and servicing of machinery.
Correspondence of William Connolly & Son, contractors, 37-39 Upper Dominick Street, Dublin, regarding the repair and decoration of the altar and other furnishings (including confessional boxes) at St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. Correspondents include William Connolly, Ashlin & Coleman, architects, 7 Dawson Street, and Fr. Laurence Dowling OSFC, guardian, Church Street. On 21 Jan. 1908 William Connolly proposed to Ashlin & Coleman that he would ‘execute the works in the manufacture and erection of screens at St. Mary of the Angels … in accordance with your designs … for the sum of £575. The work to be executed in the best, seasoned Austrian oak, wax polished, and in the highest class of workmanship’. Other work included the building of a new stone porch to the south side of the Church. With bill of costs for said works. See also CA CS/2/6/1/1.
Letter of William Kavanagh, brass plate engraver, 28 Wellington Quay, to Fr. Laurence Dowling OSFC, guardian, Church Street, referring to the designs and illustrations of brass memorial tablets for St. Mary of the Angels. With printed enclosure of various brass memorial templates which could be used.
Correspondence with G.C. Pillinger & Co., 43 Grand Parade, Cork, regarding the inspection and maintenance of the boiler and heating systems at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. With promotional literature from the company.
