1846 – Queen’s Old Castle, Grand Parade, Cork
Architect: Henry Hill / S.F. Hynes / Chillingworth & Levie
William Fitzgibbon from Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, began a drapery store in Shandon street,
Cork Department Stores
1866 – The Munster Arcade, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: William Fogerty
The Munster Arcade was one of the principal department stores in Cork. Based on St. Patrick’s Street,
1890 – Former Woodford Bourne Store, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: W.H. Hill
Turning the important corner of Patrick Street into Grand Parade, the former store of Woodford Bourne is now a fastfood outlet.
1922 – No. 28-30 (Pennys), St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Robert Walker
Formerly the site of the Munster Arcade, the building was designed by Robert Walker for Robertson Leslie Ferguson,
1923 – Former Debenham’s, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Chillingworth & Levie
Replacing an earlier department store that was burned down in 1920 along with most of this part of St.
1925 – Brown Thomas, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Henry H. Hill
Built in the 1920s to the design of architect Henry H. Hill, this building replaced an earlier department store on the site which was burnt in 1920 along with several buildings on the eastern side of St.
1927 – No. 51 – 54 St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: James F. McMullen
Ornate large former department store building for Alex Grant & Co., now divided into smaller retail units.
