BENCHMARKS
continued
Once
upon a time there was just one road in Dublin City called Pidgeon
House Road. In a way that mirrors Pakistan when first established,
there are now two Pidgeon House Roads. With Pakistan the two parts of
the country were separated geographically by the huge landmass
that is India; while the two Dublin roads are separated by about 400
metres of a massive freight depot that was plonked down there on a
part of the original single road. The result today is that anyone
wishing to travel from one road to the other must navigate there via
three other differently named roads. It almost goes without saying
but this is likely to result in confusion in the
mind of anyone unaware of this state of affairs and seeking
directions to either of the pair of similarly named roads.
Benchmarker is seldom one to editorialize but surely it is well
past time to give each of the two roads a different designation.
Benchmarker's suggestion to the City fathers and mothers is to
designate the two roads as 'West' and 'East' as appropriate.
Developments in this regard are eagerly awaited.
This
one is on the north side of that terrace of buildings known as the
Coastguard Station on Pidgeon House Road West in Dublin City.
Below:
The 'mark on the Coastguard Station. Unfortunately this photo is of poor
quality as a result of the low light level at the time of its taking.
Above:
A view of the northern side of the main building of the terrace on
Pidgeon House Road West. The 'mark is at bottom right of the peaked
roofed section of the main building, hidden in the vegetation.
