Zone 6

6

Werburgh St Dame St

Castle St

5 4

Ship St Little

Bride St Parliament St

7

1

Ship St Great

2

Stephen St Upper Dame St

3

6

South Great George’s St Exchequer St

South Great George’s St Fade St

Aungier St

Zone 6

A Exchequer St Entrance

6 A

South Great George’s St

6 Exchequer St Entrance

An opportunity is identified in the Strategic Framework Plan to create an entrance to the Castle precinct directly from Exchequer St / South Great George’s St, facilitating the opening of an axis that would create a link connecting the Grafton St area further to the east with the St Patrick’s, Christ Church, Liberties and Werburgh St districts to the west. Should this link be realised, the aforementioned east-west route along the base of the surviving portions of the original Castle walls would become a true pedestrian thoroughfare across the city linking, Temple Bar, Trinity, Grafton St to Aungier St / Clanbrassil Francis St via the Castle grounds.

Objectives / Opportunities

•To open the Castle to the city. •To create new ways to traverse the precinct. •To connect city quarters that edge the Castle grounds. •To provide new opportunities to access the Castle facilities.

Challenges

A current opening exists on South St George’s St. However, the land is currently in private ownership.

MODEL TESTING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENTER THE CASTLE GROUNDS FROM SOUTH GREAT GEORGE ST / EXCHEQUER ST / GRAFTON ST

A PRINT INSPIRING STRATEGIES FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CASTLE CORE AND THE CITY FABRIC

PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE 1970s VIEW FROM EXCHEQUER ST LOOKING TOWARDS THE CASTLE PHOTOGRAPH FROM 2022 VIEW FROM EXCHEQUER ST LOOKING TOWARDS THE CASTLE ARTIST’S IMPRESSION FROM SOUTH GREAT GEORGES ST

MAP OF PROPOSED EAST-WEST PATH CONNECTING CITY DISTRICTS THROUGH THE CASTLE GROUNDS