Paul Clerkin
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Actually found a view from deBlaquiere bridge looking down the Royal Canal spur
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So Siptu’s options
– start again, new architects, new design approach, apply for permission
– look for permission to demolish existing, redevelop later – this would force the city’s hand to either list the building or not, then SIPTU would know where they stand. Would seperate the issue of new building height and size from the emotive issue of saving Liberty Hall
– sell up and move to a new building on a new location, or become tenants somewhere elseRecently re-opened after renos – St. Joseph’s, Park St., Monaghan by William Hague
The original was badly hacked in the early 1980s losing most of the sanctuary fittings and a truly horrible carpet installed….
Now changed – new marble flooring to sanctuary, original tiling restored and expanded in body of church, and the fine roof cleaned. Confessionals have been removed – those on the left now contain statues and candles; those on the right gutted to form entrance to “Reconciliation Room’. Restoration – sanding etc of all the pews.
I have no item what the font in the middle of the church is for, as they’ve been doing the baptisms in the cathedral for a couple of decades now. For a time, they used to do them here – late 70-late 80s.
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Carrick Blacker House was what I was thinking off, I think, or maybe it was something else…. hmmm seen too many pictures of places in Armagh this week
Actually I came across something else in the last few days whih reminded me of the Glaslough image… need to remember where, but it wasn’t that far away.
recently updated pictures on google showing the Grand Canal Dock ones you can just see the inlet in the bottom left of image of the former third one.
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Small view of the original Leslie house at Glaslough, before Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon
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Still think its looked better without the “porch”, although that might be damning it by faint praise
With devils advocate hat on, retaining the existing buildings while adding the lane (Old Abbey Street I think, although Google Maps seems to believe its called Lower Abbey Street) probably doesn’t increase the footprint of the site enough to cure the theatre’s major problem – backstage space, stage, auditorium etc as you cannot turn the theatre site 90 degrees. Although there does seem to be some sort of extension that can be removed behind the WSC buildings.
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I would imagine that they’ll want to remove those buildings now (even though they’re WSC facades) as any architectural competition is going to produce lots of landmark buildings on the riverfront concepts.
Seriously – how many convenience stores does a city need? One for ever inhabitant? Is that the convenience? your own store?
