Bedford Row (Irish: Rae Bedford) is a shopping street in Limerick, Ireland. The street is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761.[1] The street starts at a junction with O'Connell Street and continues westwards forming a junction with Henry Street and continues between Dunnes Stores and the Augustinian Church and ends at Howley's Quay.

Bedford Row
Native nameRae Bedford (Irish)
NamesakeJohn Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Length190 m (620 ft)
Width17 metres (56 ft)
LocationLimerick, Ireland
Postal codeV94
Coordinates52°39′49″N 8°37′42″W / 52.663665°N 8.628463°W / 52.663665; -8.628463
northwest endHarvey's Quay
southeast endO'Connell Street
Other
Known forshops

Bedford Row has seen extensive investment and redevelopment in the past few years. The street has been pedestrianised between O'Connell Street and Henry Street and the south facing end of the street has been completely redeveloped into a new modern shopping street.

The street was also the location of the 1,000 seater Savoy Theatre until 1989, when it was demolished to make way for a new cinema complex. This has since been demolished and transformed into the 5 star Savoy Hotel. A Methodist Church was once on Bedford Row but is now closed. The front facade is retained in The Gallery (Regus offices) and Sostrene Grene.

Shops and cafés/restaurants trading on Bedford Row

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Retail

Cafés/Restaurants

  • Supermacs
  • The Spitjack
  • Cavavin Wine Bar
  • The Bedford Townhouse & Café

References

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  1. ^ "Limerick City Street Names - Gerry Joyce" (PDF). Limerickcity.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.