Routledge Dublin's Bourgeois Homes: Victorian Suburbs 1850-1901

Discover the architectural transformation of Dublin through this comprehensive study of Victorian suburban development between 1850 and 1901. This Routledge publication explores how approximately 35,000 Victorian homes emerged from Dublin's countryside, reshaping the urban landscape with their distinctive wide red brick facades and manicured front lawns. The book examines the most elaborate structures built for Dublin's upper middle classes, featuring granite staircases and decorative entrances that remain among Ireland's capital's most valued properties today. Gain insight into the social, economic, and architectural forces that drove this suburban expansion, and understand how these Victorian homes became protected heritage structures under strict conservation laws. Essential reading for urban planners, historians, architects, and anyone interested in Dublin's built heritage and 19th-century suburban development.