Despite being built atop of a disused burial ground, the Mount Street Gardens of today give away little of their sinister past. They feature a bronze-topped fountain from the 19th-century, gate piers made of Portland stone, trees from north and southeast China, and a host of nesting birds. The neighboring Carlos Place boasts one of Emilio Greco’s statues and a fountain designed by acclaimed Japanese architect, Tadao Ando. The Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception and the neighboring Grosvenor Chapel serve as the only reminders of its original purpose. The…
