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@samuel j wrote:
I agree and what I being saying many a time..a scandal wasting dontated funds and he/they have the gall to continue with this carry on.
I’ve said it before and will continue saying it
The Bishop has 4 years before retiring…if the man wants to end with any element of decorum…do repairs and make it the shining light for generations to come, put proper planned maintenance programmes in place, have it pristine with plans in place to keep it that way…. Now thats what the people of Cobh and beyond would view as a job well done..the choice is yours BishopI thought it was 2 years left. Surely we dont have to suffer him for 4.
I remember when he first came, he was the popes chosen one, and they would be building a heli-pad over at “the pallace” for the popes iminent arrival.
Where did it all go wrong.@Praxiteles wrote:
Failte isteach, istigh!!
Re the slime question and the “treatment” of the Cathedral during the recent restoration programme, I have a question for Istigh: how do you think the present problem might best be approached?
I am not sure the building opposite the Cathedral (the Bon Secours Convent) is the most helpful example of what might or might not have been before D. Slattery unleashed the power hoses on the Cathedral fabric. It was built much later than the Cathedral exterior which was finished by 1879. The Bons Convent was built in the 1930s, I believe.
Go raibh maith agat Prax,
I suggest the present situation is one we can and have to live with Prax, the town would burst a blood vessel if they were asked to submit funds to clean the Cathedral again.
I post the pictures to highlight how short lived the cleaned surface was.
Perhaps the notorious heineken bottle photo of the Cathedral covered in the green screen and scaffolding was an indication of things to come.
Hopefully it is a lesson those responsible can learn from, instead of wasting donated funds and grants battling the people through hearings, money should be focused on seeking out experts in there fields with the relevant experience.
There has been too much bodging going on.@Paul Clerkin wrote:
even tubs of flowers would do the same thing, but probably not architectural enough for the planners / architects department… not mad keen on the silver bolllards to be honest
Lets face it have you ever seen large flower pots in cities that havent eventually been turned into an ash tray / rubbish bin. We are our own worse enemy in that regard.
Is there another sollution?Some more photos of the dreaded green slime on the outside of St.Colmans post “treatment”.
It is interesting to note, the wall across from the Cathedral which obviously has never been “treated” exhibits the same growth as seen on the Cathedral which has been “Cleaned and Treated” at much expense to the parishioners of the local diocese.
Below is perhaps how the Cathedral should look after the cleaning process.
This building which has been thoroughly cleaned by rainwater and salty air since construction.
