1922 – Urban renewal proposal for Cork city
After the city centre of Cork was burned in December 1920,
After the city centre of Cork was burned in December 1920,
The winning design, estimated to cost approximately £120,000,
Replacing an earlier department store that was burned down in 1920 along with most of this part of St.
Built in the 1920s to the design of architect Henry H.
Completed in 1926, in wrought iron with timber walkway,
One of Munster’s oldest covered shopping arcades,
Former Burtons store on St.
Ornate large former department store building for Alex Grant &
Remodelled in an art deco style in 1930 by Daniel A.
According to Shane O’Toole, in a piece for The Sunday Times “Byrne (1883-1967),