Wilton Square has three sides rather than four sides [Wilton Terrace and Wilton Place which forms two sides of the triangle]. Back in 1982 when I was employed by a small start-up hi-tech company based at Wilton Place the area had two personalities. During the day it was an up market office area and at night it was a very active red light area. In fact nearly all staff were unwilling to be in the area after 7pm and this was especially true for female members of staff. We moved to a horrible industrial estate.
The central feature is a small park which was intended to be part of a larger scheme, devised c. 1830 by Arthur Neville, for a broad crescent framing a semi-circular park overlooking the canal. Delayed and then revised due to failed negotiations over land acquisition, six townhouses, Nos. 1-6 Wilton Place, were finally built in 1841, at which time the park was also laid out. The water for the fountain was originally supplied from the nearby canal.
Nearby there was a large building, Fitzwilton House, which was home to the IDA and the Australian Embassy. It was constructed in the early 1960s and should have been 16 floors rather than 13 but in my opinion it ruined the local Georgian landscape. The building and others have recently been demolished and as a result the whole area is effectively a massive construction site in suspension since March 2020.
WISHING HAND BY LINDA BRUNKER – PHOTOGRAPHED USING A VOIGTLANDER 40mm F2 LENS
Today I used a Voigtlander 40mm f/2 SL-II [Canon mount] attached to a Sony A7RIV using an adapter. This lens is manual but I like using it.
The Ultron 2.0 / 40 SL II has a flat design with a length of 24.5 mm and comes bundled with a close-up lens, which adjusts the macro-adjustment range from 1:7 to 1:4.
Across from the Pro Cathedral in Dublin in the middle of the grounds of the Department Of Education stands an interesting bronze sculpture of a human hand named “The Wishing Hand” by Dublin sculptor Linda Brunker.
Linda Brunker was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied at the National College of Art & Design in Dublin and received a degree in Fine Art. Her bronze sculptures have been exhibited in Ireland and abroad and are present in several private and corporate collections.
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