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@Praxiteles wrote:

Thanks Ferg for those pictures of the interior of Sts. Augustine and John’s. They give a good idea of just how striking it is and, fortunately, still fairly well in tact.

The absence of a pulpit seems to be the main loss, along with the altar gates..

@Praxiteles wrote:

St. Augustine and St John’s, Thomas Street, Dublin.

To start the ball rolling, here are a couple of shots of the exterior of this church designed by Pugin and Ashlin in 1860. The iron work is by McGloughlin, the mosaic by Oppenheimer, the stone work by Pearce -all of whom were employed in Cobh Cathedral.

The triumphal arch into which portal and nave window are recessed is evident here. It would later be repeated in Cobh Cathedral.

The Nave window, with an inset smaller Rose (closely resembling the South Rose in Cobh) is closer to St. Peter amnd Paul’s in Cork.

Couple of shots of the interior available at the following link:

St. Augustine and St John’s, Thomas Street, Dublin
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2146879290082721655LGvize

Would I be correct in thinking that the church is almost as lofty as Cobh, but that the triforium has been sacraficed for a larger scaled nave arcade?

@kite wrote:

From the Irish Examiner 1st August 2006:

Ferry offers refunds amid ship sale

Swansea Cork Ferries confirmed it will end its sailing season in October following its decision to sell its 34-year-old mv Superferry.

Managing director Thomas Hunter McGowan said negotiations were well advanced to buy a replacement vessel.

It will be ready to ply the route by March 16, 2007.

Up to 18,000 passengers were expected to travel the route during the winter period, which includes the Cork Jazz Festival and the busy Christmas rush.

By yesterday, up to 1,000 places had been booked. But because the buyers need the vessel in October, the company said its sailing season will end on October 7.

“All passengers booked for sailings in the winter period are being informed of this change,” Mr McGowan said.

The company has already contacted almost 800 passengers. They are being offered full refunds, earlier travel dates, or places on ferry routes out of Rosslare.

The company’s shore staff will not be affected by the sale. The 85 ferry staff, who had contracts until October pending possible extension, are likely to be employed on the new vessel next year.

The mv Superferry was built in Japan in 1972. It was rebuilt in Greece in 1991 and sold to Minoan Lines, who renamed the vessel Erotokritos. It was sold to Strintzis Lines in May 1991 who renamed it Superferry.

They, in turn, chartered it to Swansea Cork Ferries from 1993 to 2000, who then bought it in 2002, making it the first vessel to be owned by the company.

“She has served the route well but the market has changed and we require a different configuration for the future. Unfortunately age catches up on us all,” Mr McGowan said.

The identity of its buyer, and sale price are protected by a confidentiality clause.

However, it is understood the vessel, which industry sources say could have sold for between €4 million and €6m, is on its way to the Mediterranean.

The 137-metre ship has 480 beds, 180 cabins, and 300 car spaces over two decks.

It has carried almost three million passengers in its time with Swansea Cork Ferries.

The new vessel will have more cabins and extra freight capacity.

In the end the Superferry made it to the Red Sea and is now named MAHABBAH

http://www.veristar.com/wps/portal/equasis?IMO=7210305

Swansea Cork have skipped years in the past, they could yet be back in 2008.. one of their main problems in sourcing a vessel, is the size restrictions in Swansea. Not many newer ferries would fit.

Some news regarding Gorton monastery & the high altar:

http://www.gortonmonastery.co.uk/news.html

A few more photos..

Council Offices:
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Custom House:
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Guildhall:
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“The Tec”
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This was further down – I THINK it was the original organ like device for playing the bells.

I think the correct term is simpy “console” – the following link shows its replacement and the original when it was in working order: http://homepage.eircom.net/~adriangebruers/carillonneur.html

Superb pictures – looking forward to seeing the rest 🙂 In particular, you really get to appreciate those mosaic floors, high up in the triforum!

For me Killarney Cathedral and St Saviour’s in Dublin – despite all that has been inflicted on these two, they are still impressive.

Here are a couple of more pictures of buildings in a certain city in the North West..

Gt James Street Presbyterian, sadly disused:
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Tower and Spire of St Eugene’s Cathedral – its got 2 near sisters on the island, can anyone name them?
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Another view of St Eugene’s
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@Praxiteles wrote:

Some further examples of the slime problem affecting the exterior stone work of St. COlman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Co. Cork. The architect responsible for the restoration of the external stone work of the Carhedral was Mr. David Slattery.

Ah – you can also see very clearly there the mess in the room above the baptistry..

Some pictures of the maiden city…

St Columb’s
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Vista from Bishop’s gate down to Guildhall
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Across the bogside from walls
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St Augustine’s
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First Presbyterian Church
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Foyle Bridge
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City from Foyle Bridge
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