ACA Coburg Street and Saint Patrick’s Hill
and subsequently laid out with streets and buildings and commercial quaysides.
Description of Area
1.36 The Coburg Street and Saint Patrick’s Hill
Statement of Character
Architectural Conservation Area is located north of the North Channel of the River Lee directly opposite the commercial core of the city centre, on rising south- and west-facing ground. It is mixed- use in terms of character and combines retail and commercial uses with a residential function. The area is located outside the walled medieval city of Cork, situated a short distance to the southwest on the north and south islands of the River Lee. It developed from the mid-18th century when the land bounded by Carroll’s Quay, Leitrim Street, Coburg Street, and the River Lee was reclaimed
1.37 The overlapping street layout given by the intersection of the steeply sloping north-south streets, Richmond Hill and St. Patrick’s Hill with McCurtain St., the intersection of Coburg St. and McCurtain St. and the quays running east-west provides a strong urban framework to contain the varied styles of architecture constructed as the area evolved from the mid-18th century to the present.
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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028
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