Section 4 Character Areas
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The Quays Main Features: Mix of new development and older buildings, consistent scale and massing, colour, quay frontage, connection to south of the city, bike lane, some active businesses, Dominican Church, laneway entrances Scope for improvement: Vacancy and dereliction, potential for more active businesses with waterfront connection, dereliction and vacancy Possible Actions: Connection between the businesses and waterfront, greening/ public realm enhancement, reducing car dominance, enhancing laneway entrances as routes into Historic Heart Industrial Main Features: Walled Heineken Brewery and fenced PJ Hegarty sites, N20, warehouses to the west of the brewery, stepped laneways to Cathedral/ Roman St, Kiln river Scope for improvement: Loss of character/ demolition of industrial warehouse structures, gradual loss of historic fabric- walls, kerbs. Lack of active frontages on Lower John Street Possible Actions: Guidance for development involving industrial structures including use of appropriate materials, prevention of demolition. Improvement of east-west connections in the area, improvement to Heineken walls facing Lower John Street, John Street as an active travel route Eastern Gateway Main Features: Remains of smaller scale warehouse buildings, connection to Mc Curtain St, steep steps at the western end of Devonshire St Scope for improvement: Accesibility, greening, Pedestrial and cycle routes east/ west to Shandon and Mr Curtain St Possible Actions: Safe crossing across N20, pedestrian and cycle routes, signage and interpretation as route to Shandon, identifying and repairing remaining historic walls and street surfaces.
HILLGROVE LANE
S C H O O L L A N E W A Y S
LADY`S WELL HILL
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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