1861 – Nos. 40-41 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Corner-sited end-of-terrace six-bay four-storey former store for J. Newson & Co., built c. 1860, now in use as retail outlet and bank.
St. Patrick’s Street Cork
St Patrick’s Street runs in a curve from Saint Patrick’s Bridge to Daunt Square, where it meets Grand Parade. The street obtains its curved shape due to its location over an arm of the River Lee. Parts of Patrick Street were extensively damaged during the Irish War of Independence in an event known as the “Burning of Cork” in 1920. This included the Munster Arcade and Grant’s department store. In 2004, the street was redeveloped by architect Beth Gali to be more “pedestrian-friendly”
1861 – St. Patrick’s Bridge, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
Fine masonry bridge with three elliptical archies to designs by engineer-architect Sir John Benson. It appears that he provided three designs for the site: one iron swivel;
1864 – Father Mathew Statue, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: William Atkins & John H. Foley
Base designed by William Atkins, with the statue by celebrated Irish sculptor John Henry Foley.
1866 – The Munster Arcade, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: William Fogerty
The Munster Arcade was one of the principal department stores in Cork. Based on St. Patrick’s Street,
1890 – Former Woodford Bourne Store, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: W.H. Hill
Turning the important corner of Patrick Street into Grand Parade, the former store of Woodford Bourne is now a fastfood outlet.
1922 – No. 28-30 (Pennys), St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Robert Walker
Formerly the site of the Munster Arcade, the building was designed by Robert Walker for Robertson Leslie Ferguson,
1923 – Former Debenham’s, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Chillingworth & Levie
Replacing an earlier department store that was burned down in 1920 along with most of this part of St.
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 several buildings on the eastern side of St.
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.
1927 – No. 51 – 54 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: James F. McMullen
Ornate large former department store building for Alex Grant & Co., now divided into smaller retail units.
