Spencer Dock

Spencer Dock (Template:Lang-ga) is a location within North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. Occupants of Spencer Dock include the Convention Centre Dublin, PricewaterhouseCoopers' Irish headquarters, Credit Suisse and TMF Group.

Offices of the Central Bank of Ireland and the NTMA are located in the nearby Dublin Landings development.

History

The dock was constructed in 1873 to accommodate the coal ships and other barges primarily of the Midland and Great Western Railway Company and served as both a railway and canal depot.

It was named for John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

The dockland area was originally part of the end of the Royal Canal, which still reaches the River Liffey here. Spencer Dock comprises the part of North Wall between Guild Street, Upper Sheriff Street, New Wapping Street and North Wall Quay, as well as Docklands railway station.

Most of the 206,000 m² (51 acre) site was owned by Córas Iompair Éireann. CIÉ sold it for development because the former freight yards there were no longer needed. The site was then developed by Treasury Holdings.

Transport

Rail

Spencer Dock is served by the Docklands railway station on Sheriff Street, at the north end of the site. Commuter services to Docklands on the Western Commuter line began in March 2007. Under the Transport 21 initiative, at one time due for completion by 2018, the station was to move south to a permanent location along New Wapping Street. This station was to connect to the DART network via the Interconnector tunnel and to the extended LUAS Red line. However, this project was deferred, due to the Post-2008 Irish economic downturn.

Luas

The Luas Red Line which runs from Tallaght or Saggart to The Point (via Busáras and Heuston Railway station) has a Spencer Dock stop. The Red Line extension opened on 9 December 2009. Since the Luas Cross City project was completed in December 2017 passengers from Spencer Dock can change onto the Luas Green Line at the Abbey Street stop.^[1]

Preceding station		Luas		Following station
Mayor Square towards Tallaght or Saggart		Red Line		The Point Terminus

Dublin Bikes

In 2014, two Dublin Bikes stations were opened, one at Guild Street and another at the convention centre.

Central Square Park

The original "North Lotts Park" planned for the area was cancelled and instead the small Central Square park was opened near Spencer Dock Luas station in 2014. The park hosts weekly food markets as well as other small events.^[2]

External links

References

^ https://www.luascrosscity.ie/
^ Fegan, Joyce (3 October 2014). "'Willy Wonka' park to open in Docklands". The Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[1] ttps://www.luascrosscity.ie/

[Fegan-2] Fegan, Joyce (3 October 2014). "'Willy Wonka' park to open in Docklands". The Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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