XAW052208 IRELAND (1953). Greystones Spec, Graystones, Wicklow, Ireland, 1953. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West.
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| Title | [XAW052208] Greystones Spec, Graystones, Wicklow, Ireland, 1953. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/West. |
| Reference | XAW052208 |
| Date | 1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | GRAYSTONES |
| Parish | IRELAND |
| District | |
| Country | IRELAND |
| Easting / Northing | 128549, 368626 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -6.060775, 53.145429 |
| National Grid Reference |
Pins
 Little Sugar Loaf 1,120 feet high. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:38:27 AM |
This is not the Little Sugar Loaf. It is an area near Windgates on the Bray Greystones road. |
Aidan |
Sunday 23rd of November 2014 12:49:18 PM |
| Great Sugar Loaf 1,654 feet quartzite peak, which was climbed by this contributor in April 1995, from the nearby centre of Kilmacanoge. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:37:45 AM |
This is in fact the Little Sugar Loaf. The Sugarloaf,not visible in this photo, is to the left of this hill. |
Aidan |
Sunday 23rd of November 2014 12:51:11 PM |
| Coastal erosion has removed houses from North Beach and almost demolished the tiny harbour. Between 1905 and 1928 the loss of land in the vicinity was estimated at four feet per annum. The railway has been relaid inland on at least three separate occasions.
Ref: Notes on Greystones have been taken from Ireland: A General & Regional Geography, by TW Freeman, Methuen, London, 2nd Edition 1960, 4th Edition 1969. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:33:28 AM |
| Farmland in "The Garden of Ireland" on the Bray-Wicklow Lowland. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:27:25 AM |
| Greystones stands on a rocky promontory made up of Cambrian slates and grits with some quartzite, all under sharp attack from winter storms along the Irish Sea coast. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:26:10 AM |
| 19th century Catholic Parish Church |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:06:39 AM |
| Coast road |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:03:39 AM |
| Railway line was moved inland by 60 feet in May 1970 due to continued coastal erosion. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:01:29 AM |
| Greystones Railway Station opened in 1855, when it was known as Delgany until 1886 and then Greystones & Delgany until 1914. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 09:59:03 AM |
| Dublin Mts. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 09:51:11 AM |
| Bray Head |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 09:50:21 AM |
| Greystones Harbour |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 09:45:38 AM |
| The Grey Stones |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 09:44:22 AM |
User Comment Contributions
Greystones is a seaside resort on the Wicklow-Bray Road, which had a population of 1,530 in 1936 and had grown from a tiny fishing hamlet into a residential centre, along with its close neighbour of Delgany, of 3,600 by 1956. The town has been described as a holiday and residential centre of infinite respectability, with tree-lined roads, substantial houses, spacious gardens and a pleasant lack of uniformity. The residential population has more than doubled over the last 50 years and the town is now an important commuter town, with excellent road and rail links to the capital, which include the recent extension of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit System from Bray to Greystones. The area is also a popular choice for retired folk, including ex-pats from the UK. |
John Swain |
Thursday 16th of October 2014 10:23:40 AM |