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July 21, 2014 at 8:55 am in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #775116FeargParticipant
Good gallery showing progress of the longford cathedral rebuild here: https://www.facebook.com/StMelsRestoration?ref=ts&fref=ts
December 20, 2013 at 8:18 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #775069FeargParticipantback by next summer apparently..
April 24, 2013 at 8:42 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774962FeargParticipantArmagh again.. thinking about where these side altars were located in the cathedral, now explains something I had wondered about. Its pretty obvious really, when the cathedral was decorated in mosaic no one would have dreamt that the walls behind these side altars would ever be seen, when they were removed in the 80s, the undecorated walls would have been exposed which explains the rather odd position that the victorian confessionals now occupy (to hide the bare walls). Anyone know where they were located previously? – can’t see them in any of the photos I have..
April 21, 2013 at 11:48 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774961FeargParticipantArmagh Cathedral
Don’t believe these have been posted before – the lady chapel and side altars pre 1982. [attachment=0:2lkcjj1o]armagh lady chapel.jpg[/attachment:2lkcjj1o][attachment=1:2lkcjj1o]armagh side altars.jpg[/attachment:2lkcjj1o]
April 19, 2013 at 12:07 am in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774956FeargParticipantI suppose what makes it seem so extreme to me, is that Saint Jacques seems to have been a building similar in quality to the best of our Irish neo gothic cathedrals.. and its demise was conducted in a cold clinical way by the authorities. very sad.
April 18, 2013 at 11:18 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774954FeargParticipantChurch of Saint Jacques Abbeville, France.
There have been some sad images posted on this thread over the past eight years or so, however I think this trumps them all.. you really have to see to believe:
February 28, 2012 at 9:42 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774772FeargParticipantWonder what the various firms proposals were like? I always felt the previous 2man organ whilst it had an exciting sound, was a little limited in spec for a cathedral organ..
February 28, 2012 at 9:30 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774771FeargParticipantWells Kennedy would also be fully geared up for such a project.
February 28, 2012 at 6:50 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774769FeargParticipantIt’s not accurate that Jones is the only organ building firm in Ireland. Additionally, jones did not build the original organ, their instrument only dated from 1982, so the historical argument is questionable also. Good news is that they are going for a pipe organ.
January 11, 2012 at 8:22 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774744FeargParticipantA booklet has been produced to summarise the work done so far and give a brief overview of the overall restoration plan. Its a pity it does not contain more information on the plans drawn up so far… and if anyone involved is reading this, its a really bad idea to stick a pipe organ into the corner of a church like St Mels – put it back in a restored west gallery for goodness sake!
October 20, 2011 at 7:19 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774690FeargParticipantSt Mels Cathedral Longford
First images of what is being proposed for the restoration available on the cathedral’s website: http://www.longfordparish.com/cathedralopenday.htm
August 16, 2011 at 10:44 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774661FeargParticipantRe Longford. I wonder what became of the original altar and pulpit which had apparently been stored in the crypt.. there are plenty of photos online of the cathedral in the various stages of the clearup operation, but no evidence of these items to be seen.
August 9, 2011 at 8:37 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774653FeargParticipantThank you for NOT posting a current picture! Just found one and it’s much worse than I’d expected.
August 9, 2011 at 7:43 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774656FeargParticipant@brianq wrote:
well my anachronistic antediluvian friends – you shouldn’t intrepret my apparant slowness in replying as anything other than that. It just means I’m otherwise occupied for most of my time.
Smartphones are a great way to enjoy this sort of thing during those inevitable moments when we can’t really be doing anything productive anyway 😉
Really my question with regard to Armagh is that I’m sure you agree the destruction of the screens and so on back in 82 was a terrible waste. Was wondering would you have pushed some of that back into the lady chapel? to create a similar overall arrangement to what currently exists. Albeit reusing more of the original material. I dare say the result would have been impressive.
August 6, 2011 at 10:53 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774657FeargParticipant@Praxiteles wrote:
No replies these and a few other questions.
Poor Brian may have a untimely bout of lockjaw.
.. I suppose another relevant question would be, what does Brian think of the latest reordering up in Drumaroad, where his previous intervention has been pretty much reversed?
August 5, 2011 at 8:22 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774659FeargParticipant@Fearg wrote:
@Fearg wrote:
And a similar hypothetical question for Brian Quinn – if the 1904 sanctuary had still been intact in 2002, how would you have proceeded? (Assuming the client gave you complete freedom!).
Thanks,
Fearg.Brian – I’d be interested in what your thoughts on the above would be (original question was in relation to Armagh Cathedral). thanks.
Since Brian is back – any thoughts on this question from a couple of years ago?
February 14, 2011 at 7:41 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774507FeargParticipantOh Dear.. if you read this, sounds like Dr Hurley has one of his “out of the box” designs ready for poor St Mel’s Cathedral:
http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/Important-step-for-St-Mel39s.6714888.jp
though it does sound like they intend to keep the columns in some form:
http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/Patron-St-Mel-continues-to.6714876.jp
July 19, 2010 at 11:12 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774139FeargParticipant@Praxiteles wrote:
On St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0717/9news_av.html?2789247,null,230
wonder what the plans are for the pillars – I thought they were a write off, intersting that they have not been demolished as part of the initial remediation work..
July 18, 2010 at 11:20 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #774136FeargParticipantSome Recent Pics (including some from “behind the scenes”) of St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrhilo/4805784107/in/photostream/lightbox/
February 8, 2010 at 6:41 pm in reply to: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches #773649FeargParticipant@apelles wrote:
Fearg,,Who was the original architect for St Columba’s Church?…it’s very similar in design to a church I’m working on near Cavan..
Not sure about that, according to the interweb it was built by a Derry firm. I checked Rowan and the building does not even get a mention..
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