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09 April 2013
1865 – Model Schools, Anglesea Street, Cork

1865 – Model Schools, Anglesea Street, Cork

Architect: James H. Owen Italianate school with campanile, finished externally in red and black brick with Portland stone dressings. Used as a school until the early 1990s, and now in use as a...

21 March 2013
1761 – Statue of George II, South Mall, Cork

1761 – Statue of George II, South Mall, Cork

Architect: John Van Nost Equestrian statue of George II, erected 7 July and unveiled 16 Jul 1761. Originally was situated in the centre of Tuckey’s Bridge which connected Tuckey’s Quay, now part of...

08 March 2013
1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork

1855 – Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork

Architect: Sir John Benson / C.J. Phipps The building, originally called ‘The Athenaeum’, was finished by early 1855. It hosted its first performance on 29 January 1855, a concert in aid of the...

08 March 2013
1905 – Carnegie Library, Anglesea Street, Cork

1905 – Carnegie Library, Anglesea Street, Cork

Architect: Henry A. Cutler Foundation stone laid by Andrew Carnegie in 1903 with the building opening in 1905. Located on Anglesea Street next to City Hall, this elegant building lasted for only 15...

06 March 2013
1851 – Design for St. Mary’s (North) Cathedral, Cork

1851 – Design for St. Mary’s (North) Cathedral, Cork

Architect: Sir John Benson A design for reconstruction comprising a new tower, lengthening of the nave, the insertion of stone mullioned windows and an arch on which a steeple was to rest. The...

12 September 2012
1862 – Unbuilt Design for St. Finn Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

1862 – Unbuilt Design for St. Finn Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Architect: E.W. Godwin Competition design from the 1862 competition published in The Building News, October 11th 1872. In February 1863, William Burges was declared the winner. His diary records his delight; “Got Cork!”,...

23 April 2012
1852 – Cork & Brandon Railway Station, Albert Quay, Cork

1852 – Cork & Brandon Railway Station, Albert Quay, Cork

Architect: Joshua Hargrave Railway terminus on Albert Quay for the Cork & Brandon Railway. The railway company changed its name to Cork Bandon and South Coast Railway in 1888 and became part of...

27 March 2012
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1994 – Cornmarket Bridge, Cork

1994 – Cornmarket Bridge, Cork

Architect: Ian Ritchie Architects Winner of architectural competiton to design a new pedestrian bridge- a bridge with canopy. Unbuilt.

24 February 2012
1710 – Merchants Exchange, Cork

1710 – Merchants Exchange, Cork

Architect: Twiss Jones Built between 1705 and 1710, for the conduct of business between Cork’s merchant classes, and replaced an earlier building at the junction of Castle Street & South Main Street. At...