1860
Co. Cork
Cork
Cork Railway Terminii
Great Southern and Western Railway
Lost Cork
railway stations
Sir John Benson (1812-74)
Random Building
1855 – National Irish Bank, 71 South Mall, Cork
1860 – Penrose Quay Railway Station, Cork
Architect: Sir John Benson
The original railway terminus for the Great Southern and Western Railway. Approached from Penrose’s Quay, and superceded by a new adjacent station in 1893 approached from Glenmire Road. The construction costs included colonnade of 20 Roman Doric columns costing £8,000. The problem of building the station on slob land was overcome by piling foundations. Six hundred beech piles, all just under eight metres in length were piled. Over these piles, concrete was laid. It later became a cattle depot and its Doric colonnade was demolished sometime between 1895 and 1896.
Published March 13, 2014 | Last Updated January 22, 2023