State body which worked to improve layout of streets and related matters in Dublin, Ireland
Sackville Street (as represented in this mid-18th century etching) was created by demolishing the buildings on the western side of Drogheda Street
The Wide Streets Commission (officially the Commissioners for making Wide and Convenient Ways, Streets and Passages)[1] was established by an Act of Parliament in 1758, at the request of Dublin Corporation, as a body to govern standards on the layout of streets, bridges, buildings and other architectural considerations in Dublin. The commission was abolished by the Dublin Improvement Act of 1849, with the final meeting of the Commission taking place on 2 January 1851.[2]
Other improvement commissioners in Dublin in the same era were the Pipe Water Committee for drinking water, the Paving Board for footpaths and sewerage, and the Ballast Board for Dublin Port.[3]
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