DRAFT Malahide Historic Core ACA Statement of Character
DRAFT Malahide Historic Core ACA Statement of Character
DRAFT Malahide Historic Core ACA Statement of Character
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MALAHIDE ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION AREA JUNE 2009<br />
<strong>DRAFT</strong> STATEMENT OF CHARACTER<br />
Fig 56. Detail <strong>of</strong> concrete brick building Fig 55. James’ Terrace<br />
6.1.12 James’ Terrace<br />
James’ Terrace comprises <strong>of</strong> an elegant symmetrical terrace <strong>of</strong> 12 houses, composed <strong>of</strong><br />
six three-storey over basement houses, flanked by three two-storey over basement<br />
houses on each end to form the grandest terrace in <strong>Malahide</strong>, epitomising its seaside<br />
resort character. Unlike the streets running parallel to it, James’ Terrace does not<br />
descend downhill towards the sea but maintains a constant elevation by the<br />
construction <strong>of</strong> an embankment, James’ Terrace Upper, which originally overlooked a<br />
formal park, now in use as a sports ground, and forms a raised vantage point for looking<br />
out to the sea. The exclusive nature <strong>of</strong> the terrace is heightened by the private street<br />
on this embankment, the entrance flanked by cast iron piers surmounted by lamps and<br />
bordered by a stone balustrade with concrete coping. At the seaward end, granite<br />
steps lead down from the embankment to natural ground level at James’ Terrace.<br />
Fig 58. <strong>Historic</strong> photograph <strong>of</strong> James’ Terrace looking north<br />
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