6. PRIORITY PROJECTS
6.3 Revitalising Shandon’s Green Spaces Site Assessment Summary 1. Dr Mary Hearns Memorial Park currently includes once entry point with a circular path around the scattered headstones. CCTV camera’s reflect the fact that this area has been the site of anti-social behaviour. 2. Attractive railings bound St Anne’s Park, while the physical siting of Shandon Bells within the park results in some restricted spaces. 3. Each park links onto Bob and Joan’s Walk with separate links into St Anne’s Park off Eason’s Hill and Church Street, adjacent to the front entrance to the Shandon Bells. 4. Historic stone retaining wall with vegetation bounds the southern edge of the Memorial Park, running along John Redmond Street. The expansion of the old Infirmary hospital to accommodate the Maldron Hotel encroached on the original footprint of the graveyard space. This south eastern corner of the Memorial Park shows the buildings encroachment and is characterised now by tree planting.
Figure 20: Sequence of images showing some of the key features / issues relating to St Anne’s Park and Dr Mary Hearns Memorial Park
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Additional recommended Survey / Assessment work • Ecological Assessment • Archaeological survey
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