Parsons
Ben Parsons
was
chief mechanic for
James A. Jones
at his
garage on Haddington Rd,
Dublin.
In 1938, Parsons left Jones to start up his own
garage a hundred yards away on Mespil Road.
Old photo from
Archiseek
showing view from the W.
1 Victoria Buildings exists, so this is after 1897.
Bridge House does not yet exist.
Mespil Road.
Looking W from the bridge. Before Bridge House was built.
From The Lawrence Photograph Collection.
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From NLI.
1 Victoria Buildings
1 Victoria Buildings, Haddington Rd at Baggot St Bridge.
Date 1835 on building.
However
1897 map
shows it is not there.
It must be built in 1897-1911.
See
entry
for Parsons family
at 1 Victoria Buildings in 1911 census.
Archiseek
thought built 1916.
It was a bank for a long time.
Bank of Ireland
Pembroke branch.
Now a branch of
Milano restaurants
(part of the
Pizza Express
chain).
See
Archiseek.
1 Victoria Buildings.
Photo 2007.
See
full size.
Bridge House
Mespil Rd corner of Baggot St Bridge.
It was for a long time Parsons Bookshop.
Bridge House.
To LHS is site of Parsons' garage.
Photo 2007.
Light adjusted digitally.
See
full size
and
original.
Bridge House. Canal side.
Photo 2007.
See full size.
Parsons' garage
Mespil Road.
Site of Parsons' garage.
Photo 2007.
Light adjusted digitally.
See
full size
and
original.
1984 gathering
The three men were dead, but in 1984 we managed a gathering of the three widows.
(Left to Right):
Eithne O'Mara (widow of
Dick Humphreys),
Ethel Deey
(widow of
Ben Parsons),
Mary McBride
(widow of
James A. Jones).
Photo 1984.
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larger
and
full size.
(Left to Right):
Mrs. Parsons,
Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Humphreys.
Photo 1984.
See larger
and full size.
Sources yet to be consulted
