Identifier: viewsofmostremar00pool (find matches)
Title: Views of the most remarkable public buildings, monuments and other edifices in the city of Dublin
Year: 1780 (1780s)
Authors: Pool, Robert, artist Cash, John Lodge, John, d. 1796 Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807
Subjects: Architecture
Publisher: Dublin : Printed for J. Williams, no. 21, Skinner-row
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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ice, of moft of whofe behaviour, very fa-vourable accounts have been received : There arenow in the Houfe ninety-fix. Q^ The L,l, ■»!■ Ill The LYING-IN-HOSPITAL. X H I S Hofpital was founded by BartholomewMofle, Surgeon and Licentiate in Midwifery,who, being moved by the fufferings of the poorWomen of this City, at the time of their lying-in, took a Houfe in Georges-lane, and opened itthe 25th of March 17455 for their reception,fupporting it at his own expence, until the appa-rent ufefulnefs of it, induced feveral well-difpofedperfons to encourage the undertaking, by be-nefactions, and yearly fubfcriptions. In the year 1750, Doctor MolTe, finding theHoufe in Georges-lane too fmall, for the re-ception of the great number of Women apply-ing for admittance, took a leafe of a piece ofground in Great-Britain-ftreet, in order to builda large Hofpital ; and to fecure a probability ofmaintaining it, he frrft, at the rifque of his wholefortune, laid out and finimed the prefent Garden, for
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THE LYING-IN-HOSPITAL. 63 for a polite place of amufement, which is juftlyadmired for its many beauties. On the 24th of May 1751, (O. S.) the foun-dation ftone was laid by the Right Hon. ThomasTaylor, then Lord Mayor of the City of Dub-lin. Doctor MofTe continued to carry on thebuilding, and raifed money for that purpofe byLottery Schemes, and on his own credit, untilhe had expended thereon above 8000/. but inthe year 1754 failing in a Scheme, which heexpected would have enabled him to completethe building, he petitioned the Houfe of Com-mons in 1755 > a grant was in confequencemade of 6000/. which enabled him to proceedin his undertaking until the Seilion following;,when a further fum of 6000/. was granted forfmifning the Hofpital, and 2000/. for the Doc-tors own ufe, as a reward for his fervices. Inthe year 1756, he obtained a Charter from hislate Majefty, George II. incorporating a num-ber of Noblemen and Gentlemen as guardians,and appointing himfelf Mafter of the Hofpitalduring

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