George Boole’s House, Grenville Place

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  • November 1, 2010 at 11:52 am #814542
    Anonymous
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    Does anyone know who owns or is responsible for this building?

    And does anyone know why there is is such ignorance towards the architectural heritage in Cork? Mount Vernon, Winthrop arcade now this… So sad.

    November 1, 2010 at 3:24 pm #814543
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    @PTB wrote:

    Does anyone know who owns or is responsible for this building?

    And does anyone know why there is is such ignorance towards the architectural heritage in Cork? Mount Vernon, Winthrop arcade now this… So sad.

    I does not matter who the owner is. It is the responsibility of a local authority to ensure that any site or building within their functional area does not become (or continue to be) derelict.

    And the definition of a derelict site is very clear in the Act;

    ..a derelict area means any land (in this section derelict site. referred to as “the land in question”) which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of;
    ( b ) the neglected, unsightly or objectionable condition of the land or any structures on the land in question

    November 3, 2010 at 4:47 pm #814544
    Anonymous
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    Petition now established to show support for saving this house:
    Visit here and sign

    Close to 700 names at the moment.

    December 31, 2010 at 5:39 pm #814545
    Anonymous
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    passed it yesterday, entire roof was gone and it looked like the inside was totally fooked too

    January 5, 2011 at 3:54 pm #814546
    Anonymous
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    Currently builders have cleared the inside of No. 5 Grenville place, and are making the building safe for construction. The remaining rot from the inside was taken out by crane from the top of the building. A Health and Safety Approved Form AF2 is on display at the site.




    January 5, 2011 at 4:41 pm #814547
    Anonymous
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    Thanks for the updated pictures Ping Pong.
    Anybody have more plans on what the plans are here?

    January 6, 2011 at 7:08 pm #814548
    Anonymous
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    I got in touch with the city council and they notified me that Contractors have been appointed to clear out the debris from the collapsed section, and to insert an internal steel frame to tie the walls back to and to support a new slate roof. This steel frame can then be used to support new floors / stairs etc once a new use has been decided for the building.

    January 9, 2011 at 12:04 am #814549
    Anonymous
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    Thanks PingPong.

    Tried CCC during the week and didn’t get anywhere with them. Are they in control of the building? Or are the owners dealing with the building work now going on?

    January 9, 2011 at 10:10 am #814550
    Anonymous
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    According to the AF2 Cork City Council are the clients, so they would be dealing with the building work. The city council are also looking for funding for the building and its new use.

    January 9, 2011 at 8:26 pm #814551
    Anonymous
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    Thanks PingPong. City Hall had no idea what I was talking about when I contacted them earlier in the week!

    November 23, 2011 at 3:15 pm #814552
    Paul Clerkin
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    Any further news on this? What’s the status of the house now, has it been weatherproofed?

    November 25, 2011 at 4:18 pm #814553
    Anonymous
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    Latest news on this:
    http://www.communicatescience.eu/2011/04/boole-update.html

    Not much has changed since this information was posted.

    November 29, 2011 at 9:57 pm #814554
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    [attachment=0:1srmz9ls]IMG_1902.jpg[/attachment:1srmz9ls]

    This was taken today.
    apologies that it isn’t zoomed in, but was taken on a phone. Bigger version was too big a file to upload
    Shows rear of the building and the exposed roof

    Pretty depressing

    February 15, 2012 at 10:32 pm #814555
    Anonymous
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    Now for sale as a site sadly – http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/5-grenville-place-city-centre-sth-cork-city/1280575

    February 23, 2012 at 1:34 am #814556
    Anonymous
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    http://www.communicatescience.eu/2012/02/for-sale-irelands-scientific-heritage.html?tw_p=twt

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