1839 – Former Cork Savings Bank, Cork
Architect: Kearns Deane
The result of an architectural competition held in 1839,
The result of an architectural competition held in 1839,
One of the most magnificent buildings in Cork,
Home to the renowned English Market,
Built close to St. Anne’s, the former butter market was once the centre of Cork trade.
Sited alongside the classical St. Mary’s catholic church,
Large post office building with a fine curved façade with arcaded windows.
Fine riverside Lombardo-Romanesque warehouse with a continuous glazed arcade on the upper storey over large round-headed openings.
There was a brewery on this site as far back as the 17th century and before that a monastery.
Turning the important corner of Patrick Street into Grand Parade,
The second station on this site,