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| Native name | Cé Sir John Rogerson (Irish) |
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| Namesake | John Rogerson |
| Length | 1.0 km (0.62 mi) |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Location | Dublin,Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′46″N6°14′24″W / 53.3461°N 6.2399°W /53.3461; -6.2399 |
| west end | City Quay, Creighton Street |
| east end | dead end |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1716 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Diving bell, office buildings, cafés |
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Sir John Rogerson's Quay (Irish:Cé Sir John Rogerson)[2] is a street andquay in Dublin on the south bank of theRiver Liffey betweenCity Quay in the west andBritain Quay. Named for politician and property developerSir John Rogerson (1648–1724), the quay was formerly part ofDublin Port. It has some of the few remainingcampshire warehouses in Dublin.
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In 1713,Dublin Corporation leased lands on the Liffey to Sir John Rogerson,[3] who was a developer and had beenLord Mayor of Dublin from 1693 to 1694.[4] The lease of 133 acres (54 ha) on the south bank of the river (described as 'betwixt Lazy Hill andRingsend') was conditional on Rogerson constructing a quay on the land.[5] As part of the privately funded development,[3][6] a quay wall was built facing the river, with a second wall built further inland. The gap between these walls was filled with sand and gravel dredged from the Liffey.[3] The project commenced in 1716, with the initial phase completed by the early 1720s.[4]John Rocque's 1756 map of Dublin shows Rogerson's quay as largely developed by the mid-18th century.[4][7] During the early 19th century, the quay serviced larger freight vessels, includingcolliers which brought coal (from ports likeWhitehaven in England)[8] to feed thecoal and gas works at nearby Hanover Quay.[9] By the 20th century, Sir John Rogerson's Quay was home to a number ofshipbuilding andshipping companies,[10] as well as several storehouse types, includingcold stores[11] and 'campshire' sheds.[12] At the beginning ofthe "Lotus-Eaters" episode ofJames Joyce'sUlysses, set in 1904, Leopold Bloom, one of the novel's protagonists, walks along Rogerson's Quay. Joyce describes it at the time as busy with lorry traffic and notes some of the businesses along it—alinseed crusher, the postal telegraph office, and a sailor's home.[13]
As of the early 21st century, the previously functional maritime buildings and features of Sir John Rogerson's Quay have been redeveloped for heritage tourism, and newer office buildings have been built on the quay.[14][15] This has included redevelopment of the quay's 'campshire' warehouses (associated with the historical use of the quay as a military 'camp'),[16][17][12] and the renovation of a mid-19th centurydiving bell made byGrendons ofDrogheda.[18][19][20] The diving bell has been a feature of the quays since the 1870s, and was used to build and maintain many of the walls ofDublin's quays.[21]
on Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin [..] the two buildings occupied by the Ferryman date from 1790
the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, commons and citizens of the city of Dublin [...] have made a lease to sir John Rogerson of a piece of ground on the south side of the channel, which sir John Rogerson was obliged to inclose
the project was the largest and possibly most significant privately funded development project in the history of the Liffey
[.. On the Liffey's south bank ..] is a long range of quays [.. including ..] Sir John Rogerson's Quay, where the White-haven vessels are principally moored. The coals imported to Dublin from Whitehaven are not consigned
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