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Architecture of Munster

23 September 2009
1913 – St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork

1913 – St. Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork

Architect: E.W. Pugin & G.C. Ashlin Designed by Edward W. Pugin and George Ashlin, this magnificent cathedral, which dominates Cork Harbour from land and sea, took 47 years to build, and was completed...

13 November 2009
1922 – Hibernian Insurance (Former Bank), Waterford

1922 – Hibernian Insurance (Former Bank), Waterford

In the early twentieth century, most Irish towns had several banks. Over the years, a series of mergers resulted in the group AIB being created, and duplicate branches closed. This is one such...

05 November 2009
1922 – No. 28-30 (Pennys), Patrick Street, Cork

1922 – No. 28-30 (Pennys), Patrick Street, Cork

Architect: Robert Walker Formerly the site of the Munster Arcade, the building was designed by Robert Walker for Robertson Leslie Ferguson, following the following the destruction of this part of the city by...

06 November 2009
1923 – Debenham’s, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

1923 – Debenham’s, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

Architect: Chillingworth & Levey Replacing an earlier department store that was burned down in 1920 along with most of this part of St. Patrick’s Street. A distinctive design with the oddly shaped copper...

10 November 2009
1925 – Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee, Co, Kerry

1925 – Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee, Co, Kerry

Built as local authority offices, the Ashe Memorial Hall sits at one end of Denny Street, dedicated to the memory of Thomas Ashe. The building is built of local sandstone and houses the...

05 November 2009
1925 – Brown Thomas, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

1925 – Brown Thomas, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

Architect: Henry H. Hill Built in the 1920s to the design of architect Henry H. Hill, this building replaced an earlier department store on the site which was burnt in 1920 along with...

06 November 2009
1926 – Winthrop Arcade, Cork

1926 – Winthrop Arcade, Cork

Architect: Chillingworth & Levey One of Munster’s oldest covered shopping arcades, Winthrop Arcade, built in 1926, has a distinctive mock Tudor façade. The original polished brass shop fronts with stained mahogany doors remain...

06 November 2009
1927 – No 48-49 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

1927 – No 48-49 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

Architect: W.H. Hill Former Burtons store on St. Patrick’s Street now in use by another retailer with upper floors used as storage. A very unsympathetic shop façade does this fine stone building no...

05 November 2009
1927 – No. 51 – 54 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

1927 – No. 51 – 54 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

Architect: James F. McMullen Ornate large former department store building now divided into smaller retail units. The upper storeys look neglected and the whole building has a fornlorn air. The property was Grant’s...