Section 4 Character Areas
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Historic Heart
HILLGROVE LANE
Main Features: Landmark buildings, visitor attractions, Shandon Bells, Firkin Crane, medieval winding roads
Scope for improvement: Interpretation, greening/ biodiversity, neighbourhood centre, meeting place
S C H O O L L A N E W A Y S
LADY`S WELL HILL
Possible Actions: Enhance Heritage, improve accessibility, potential for open spaces for surrounding laneway areas, de- clutter the area in front of Firkin Crane/ Butter Exchange, restore Weighmaster’s House and provide active frontage to Church Street. Cathedral/ Roman Street Main Features: Winding route from the river to Cathedral, taller terraces on the east and ecclesiastical heritage on the west, Shandon St/ Cathedral St junction Scope for improvement:Accessibility, road safety, dereliction and vacancy and inactive frontages, car dominance, overhead services, improving junction to the west of the Cathedral as north/ south route to Blackrock Possible Actions: Public realm improvement, signage as route to Cathedral, safe crossing points east- west, soften the visual appearance of North Cathedral car park. Shandon Street Main Features: Old historic route from North Gate Bridge, central shop street, mostly intact building plots and many surviving historic buildings, small active businesses, meeting place, vibrant mix of nationalities and ages, Scope for improvement: Car dominance, dereliction and vacancy, inactive shopfronts, amalgamation of plots for development, clutter and overhead services Possible Actions: Shopfront enhancement, incentives for small businesses to establish and remain on the street, greening/ lighting/ footpath improvements to encourage footfall , bringing community use into derelict buildings, restore bottom of Shandon Street as an active public space
Tank
N E I G H B O U R H O O D
C E N T R A L L A N E W A Y S
EASON'S AVENUE
Under Development
CHURCH STREET
H I S T O R I C H E A R T
ST NICHOLAS SQUARE
I N D U S T R I A L
Chy
Rock Steps
Q U A Y S I D E L A N E W A Y S
Chy
ST VINCENT'S PLACE
E A S T E R N G A T E W A Y
Car Park
POPE'S QUAY
Trough
North Abbey Square
Griffith Bridge
KYRL'S QUAY
POPE'S QUAY
Camden Quay
Christy Ring Bridge
Tk
Car Park
Project: Historic Character Assessment Client: Cork City Council
Date:
15/10/2024
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