The limestone quayside retains steps, bollards, sections of older iron railings and wharves, evidence of its importance in the maritime history of Cork.
Issues
1.205 The new Mary Elmes Bridge has greatly improved the link between this ‘Victorian Quarter’ and the city centre island and will lead to an intensification of development of underused sites. It is desirable that the existing Victorian and maritime structures are retained as part of the regeneration of the quarter. The building of bridges to the east in the 20th C cut the quayside from the shipping, and the lack of use has led to the decay of maritime quayside infrastructure. It would be desirable to encourage greater use of the river to take advantage both of the existing infrastructure and of the south-facing aspect of the quayside.
Building Typology
1.203 In MacCurtain Street contains a mix of interesting and impressive late-Victorian polychromatic buildings in red sandstone, silver Cork limestone and brickwork, along with more modest narrow frontage painted plastered structures with timber sash windows, stone slate roofs and cast metal rainwater goods. There are a number of notable 20th C structures along the north side of the street in stone, aluminium curtain walling which contribute to the eclectic and distinctive character of the street. 1.204 The buildings along St. Patrick’s Quay also date from the 19th century but are of a more modest, less flamboyant character – former shipping offices with warehouses, the informal rear sections of larger buildings which front MacCurtain Street, generally built with plastered rubble stone or brick walls, with timber windows, stone slate roofs and cast metal rainwater goods.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
Volume 3 I Part 1
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