Image: Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin (1780) (14772921285)

Description: Identifier: viewsofmostremar00pool (find matches) Title: Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin Year: 1780 (1780s) Authors: Pool, Robert, artist Cash, John Lodge, John, d. 1796 Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807 Subjects: Architecture Publisher: Dublin : Printed for J. Williams, no. 21, Skinner-row Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ice, of moft of whofe behaviour, very fa-vourable accounts have been received : There arenow in the Houfe ninety-fix. Q^ The L,l, ■»!■ Ill The LYING-IN-HOSPITAL. X H I S Hofpital was founded by BartholomewMofle, Surgeon and Licentiate in Midwifery,who, being moved by the fufferings of the poorWomen of this City, at the time of their lying-in, took a Houfe in Georges-lane, and opened itthe 25th of March 17455 for their reception,fupporting it at his own expence, until the appa-rent ufefulnefs of it, induced feveral well-difpofedperfons to encourage the undertaking, by be-nefactions, and yearly fubfcriptions. In the year 1750, Doctor MolTe, finding theHoufe in Georges-lane too fmall, for the re-ception of the great number of Women apply-ing for admittance, took a leafe of a piece ofground in Great-Britain-ftreet, in order to builda large Hofpital ; and to fecure a probability ofmaintaining it, he frrft, at the rifque of his wholefortune, laid out and finimed the prefent Garden, for Text Appearing After Image: THE LYING-IN-HOSPITAL. 63 for a polite place of amufement, which is juftlyadmired for its many beauties. On the 24th of May 1751, (O. S.) the foun-dation ftone was laid by the Right Hon. ThomasTaylor, then Lord Mayor of the City of Dub-lin. Doctor MofTe continued to carry on thebuilding, and raifed money for that purpofe byLottery Schemes, and on his own credit, untilhe had expended thereon above 8000/. but inthe year 1754 failing in a Scheme, which heexpected would have enabled him to completethe building, he petitioned the Houfe of Com-mons in 1755 > a grant was in confequencemade of 6000/. which enabled him to proceedin his undertaking until the Seilion following;,when a further fum of 6000/. was granted forfmifning the Hofpital, and 2000/. for the Doc-tors own ufe, as a reward for his fervices. Inthe year 1756, he obtained a Charter from hislate Majefty, George II. incorporating a num-ber of Noblemen and Gentlemen as guardians,and appointing himfelf Mafter of the Hofpitalduring Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin (1780) (14772921285)
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