Step into Georgian Dublin
Welcome to 55 Pembroke Villa. Step through the door of our home into one of the best examples of Georgian Dublin.
Built in 1835 by George Herbert, the 11th Earl of Pembroke, 55 Pembroke Villa is situated on Pembroke Road, a grand, tree-lined boulevard and part of the Pembroke Estate, inherited by Herbert in 1833.
Pembroke Villa, Pembroke Road, Dublin 2
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Stand on Ball’s Bridge and picture how it must have loced in the 18th century. A prosperous settlement, with linen and cotton printers, a paper mill and a gunpowder factory. The farmland that surrounded it was owned by the powerful Fitzwilliam dynasty. Then in 1833 it was inherited by George Herbert, the 11th Earl of Pembroke. This is the man who created the Pembroke Road you see today.
The Earl of Pembroke’s lands were close to Dublin’s three most beautfiul Goergian squares in the centre of the city: St. Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square. Indeed the Earl of Pembroke’s name still lives on in one of Dublin’s grandest street, Pembroke Road.
Location map, 55 Pembroke Villa