Survey Data
Reg No
20506374
Rating
National
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Store/warehouse
In Use As
Store/warehouse
Date
1810 - 1820
Coordinates
168220, 71926
Date Recorded
10/05/1996
Date Updated
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Description
Sixteen-bay three-storey bonded warehouse, built 1814-49, built on a trapezoidal plan having canopies to ground floor level. Built of rubble sandstone with squared and cut limestone having large cast iron rainwater goods and timber and slated canopies. Vaulted stores to ground floor and stone spiral stairs within external semi-circular towers.
Appraisal
A large warehouse, unique in Cork, situated on a very prominent site and using building materials traditional to the area. Although suffering from lack of maintenance, the warehouse retains the majority of its original fabric and is a landmark building within the city.