Built by Edward Augustus Stratford
(1736-1801), 2nd Earl of Aldborough as Dublin’s last great house of the
eighteenth century. The foundation was laid down in 1792 and after its
completion there is no record in my possession that any of the family made it their
permanent residence, and, although it bears the date 1796, evidence shows that
it was still not fully completed by 1798. It included a Play House, a cold bath
and a music room and on the Earl of Aldborough’s death, the property became
owned by his wife.
Older Photograph of Stratford House
Stratford House (August 2015)
It is built of brick, and cut granite
forms the facade, and when built, had balustrading all the way around the
parapets, with urns and eagles, sphinxes and lions, and a Coat of Arms,
displayed bearing Stratford, Herbert, Henniker, North, Neale, and Major.
It was uninhabited from 1802 to 1813,
when Prof Von Feinagle leased it and opened it as a school. he built an
addition to the house including large classrooms and a Chapel. He died in 1820
and by 1830 it had been closed altogether as a school. At the outbreak of the
Crimean War when it was used as Barracks on acquisition of the Government, and
then used as the Stores Department of the Post Office. It is now empty.
John Stratford
1st Baron
Baltinglass later 1st
Viscount Aldborough later 1st
Earl of Aldborough
3rd son of
Edward Stratford, of Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, and of Belan, Co Kildare,
born 1698
married
Martha O'Neale (b. c. 1706; d. 11 Mar
1796), daughter and heiress of Ven Benjamin O'Neale, Archdeacon of Leighlin
First Son
1. Hon Edward Augustus Stratford, later 2nd Earl of Aldborough
born c. 1741
married (1)
29 Jul 1765 Barbara Herbert (b. Jul 1742;
dsp. 11 Apr 1785), 2nd daughter and heiress of Hon Nicholas Herbert, of Great
Glemham, Co Suffolk (by his wife Anne North, dau. and coheiress of Dudley
North, of Great Glemham, Co Suffolk)
married (2)
24 May 1787 Hon Anne Elizabeth Henniker only daughter of John Henniker, ist Baron Henniker by his wife Anne Major, 1st daughter and
coheiress. of Sir John Major, 1st Bt., of Worlingworth Hall, Co Suffolk
died s.p. 2 Jan 1801 (bur. at St
Thomas's, Dublin)
The multiquartered arms on Stratford House, Portland Road, Dublin (August 2015)
Herbert, Stratford, Henniker
North, Neale and Major (see description of the arms below)
Arms, Crest and Motto of Stratford
Arms of Neale (O'Neill)
Arms of Herbert
Per Pale azure and gules three lions rampant argent
Arms of North
Azure a lion passant between three fleurs-de-lis
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